Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Architecture for adjusting natural frequency in resonant clock distribution networks
- Patent Title (中): 谐振时钟分配网络调整固有频率的架构
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Application No.: US12903166Application Date: 2010-10-12
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Publication No.: US08368450B2Publication Date: 2013-02-05
- Inventor: Marios C. Papaefthymiou , Alexander Ishii
- Applicant: Marios C. Papaefthymiou , Alexander Ishii
- Applicant Address: US CA Berkeley
- Assignee: Cyclos Semiconductor, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cyclos Semiconductor, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Berkeley
- Agency: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/04
- IPC: G06F1/04

Abstract:
An inductor architecture for resonant clock distribution networks is proposed. This architecture allows for the adjustment of the natural frequency of a resonant clock distribution network, so that it achieves energy-efficient operation at multiple clock frequencies. The proposed architecture is primarily targeted at the design of integrated inductors and exhibits relatively low area overheads. Such an architecture is generally applicable to semiconductor devices with multiple clock frequencies, and high-performance and low-power clocking requirements such as microprocessors, ASICs, and SOCs. Moreover, it is applicable to the binning of semiconductor devices according to achievable performance levels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110090018A1 ARCHITECTURE FOR ADJUSTING NATURAL FREQUENCY IN RESONANT CLOCK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS Public/Granted day:2011-04-21
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