Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Phase-locked loop architecture and clock distribution system
- Patent Title (中): 锁相环架构和时钟分配系统
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Application No.: US13532528Application Date: 2012-06-25
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Publication No.: US08542042B1Publication Date: 2013-09-24
- Inventor: Tien Duc Pham , Sergey Shumarayev , Richard G. Cliff
- Applicant: Tien Duc Pham , Sergey Shumarayev , Richard G. Cliff
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Okamoto & Benedicto LLP
- Main IPC: H03L7/06
- IPC: H03L7/06

Abstract:
One embodiment relates to a fracture-able PLL circuit. The fracture-able PLL circuit includes a first phase-locked loop circuit generating a first frequency output, a second phase-locked loop circuit; arranged to generate a second frequency output, and a plurality of shared output resources. Reconfigurable circuitry is arranged so that either of the first and second frequency outputs is receivable by each of the plurality of shared output resources. Another embodiment relates to an integrated circuit which includes a plurality of PMA modules, a plurality of multiple-purpose PLL circuits, and a programmable clock network. The programmable clock network is arranged to allow the clock signals output by the multiple-purpose PLL circuits to be selectively used either by the PMA modules for a transceiver application or by other circuitry for a non-transceiver application. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed.
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