Abstract:
Examples described herein generally relate to a temperature-locked loop for optical elements. In an example, a device includes a controller and a digital-to- analog converter (DAC). The controller includes a DC-controllable transimpedance stage (DCTS), a sheer circuit, and a processor. The DCTS is configured to be coupled to a photodiode. An input node of the sheer circuit is coupled to an output node of the DCTS. The processor has an input node coupled to an output node of the sheer circuit. The DAC has an input node coupled to an output node of the processor and is configured to be coupled to a heater. The processor is configured to control (i) the DCTS to reduce a DC component of a signal on the output node of the DCTS and (ii) an output voltage on the output node of the DAC, both based on a signal output by the sheer circuit.
Abstract:
Examples described herein generally relate to communication between integrated circuit (1C) dies in a wafer-level fan-out package. In an example, an electronic device includes a wafer-level fan-out package. The wafer-level fan-out package includes a first integrated circuit (1C) die, a second 1C die, and a redistribution structure. The first 1C die includes a transmitter circuit. The second 1C die includes a receiver circuit. The redistribution structure includes physical channels electrically connected to and between the transmitter circuit and the receiver circuit. The transmitter circuit is configured to transmit multiple single- ended data signals and a differential clock signal through the physical channels to the receiver circuit. The receiver circuit is configured to capture data from the multiple single-ended data signals using a first single-ended clock signal based on the differential clock signal.
Abstract:
Examples described herein generally relate to integrated circuits that include a latch-based level shifter circuit with self-biasing. In an example, an integrated circuit includes first and second latches and an output stage circuit. Each of the first and second latches includes a bias circuit electrically connected to a respective latch node and configured to provide a bias voltage at the respective latch node, which is electrically coupled to a signal input node. The output stage circuit has first and second input nodes electrically connected to first and second output nodes of the first and second latches, respectively, and a third output node. The output stage circuit is configured to responsively pull up and pull down a voltage of the third output node in response to respective voltages of the first and second input nodes.
Abstract:
An example a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit (100) includes a sampling phase detector (103) configured to receive a reference clock and a feedback clock and configured to supply a first control current and a pulse signal. The PLL further includes a charge pump (107) configured to generate a second control current based on the first control current and the pulse signal. The PLL further includes a loop filter (109) configured to filter the second control current and generate an oscillator control voltage. The PLL further includes a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) (1 16) configured to generate an output clock based on the oscillator control voltage. The PLL further includes a frequency divider (118) configured to generate the reference clock from the output clock.
Abstract:
A circuit for implementing a dual-mode oscillator is disclosed. The circuit comprises a first oscillator portion (204) having a first inductor (208) coupled in parallel with a first capacitor (210) between a first node (212) and a second node (214); a first pair of output nodes (293) coupled to the first and second nodes; a second oscillator portion (206) inductively coupled to the first oscillator portion, the second oscillator portion having a second inductor (258) coupled in parallel with a second capacitor (260) between a third node (262) and a fourth node (264); a second pair of output nodes (292) coupled to the third and fourth nodes; and a control circuit (207) coupled to enable a supply of current to either the first oscillator portion (204) or the second oscillator portion (206). A method of implementing a dual-mode oscillator is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for plesiochronous clock generation for parallel wireline transceivers, includes: inputting, into at least one decoder (290), at least one digital frequency mismatch number; decoding, with the at least one decoder (290), the at least one digital frequency mismatch number to obtain at least one digital frequency divider number (295) that represents a transmit frequency associated with at least one signal; inputting the at least one digital frequency divider number (295) into at least one fractional-N phase lock loop (230); and utilizing, by the at least one fractional-N phase lock loop (230), the at least one digital frequency divider number (295) and an analog reference signal produced by a reference oscillator (250) to produce a resultant signal at the transmit frequency; wherein the at least one decoder (290) and the at least one fractional-N phase lock loop (230) are contained on a single field programmable gate array (280).
Abstract:
Receiver circuitry (122) for a communication system includes signal processing circuitry (213), voltage digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuitry (229), and slicer circuitry (218, 220). The signal processing circuitry receives a data signal (130) and generate a processed data signal. The voltage DAC circuitry generates a first threshold reference voltage (235). The slicer circuitry is coupled to an output of the signal processing circuitry. The slicer circuitry includes a capture flip-flop (CapFF) circuit that receives the processed data signal and the first threshold reference voltage (235). The CapFF circuit further generates a first data signal (218out, 220out). The first CapFF circuit includes a first offset compensation circuit (223 or 225) that adjusts a parasitic capacitance of the first CapFF circuit.
Abstract:
Electronic devices that include a continuous time linear equalizer, CTLE, are provided. An example of a CTLE includes a first inverter (402); a second inverter (404) having an input to receive an input signal (IN); a capacitor (408) coupled between an input of the first inverter (402) and the input of the second inverter (404); a resistor (410) coupled between a common-mode voltage (VCM) and the input of the first inverter; a third inverter (406) having an output to provide an output signal (Out); and a node (416) comprising an output of the first inverter (404), an output of the second inverter (402), an input of the third inverter (406), and the output of the third inverter.
Abstract:
A phase locked loop (PLL) circuit [ 200] includes a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) [208], a first loop circuit [220], and a second loop circuit [222], The first loop circuit includes a first loop filter [206] configured to receive a first signal [224] based on a feedback signal [218] from the VCO and provide a first VCO frequency control signal [226] to the VCO. The second loop circuit includes a compensation circuit [210] configured to receive a reference signal [218] and the first signal, and provide a second VCO frequency control signal [228] to the VCO.
Abstract:
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and circuit for clock phase generation are disclosed. The circuit (100) includes an injection locked oscillator (102), a loop controller (116), and a phase interpolator (108). The injection locked oscillator (102) includes an input for receiving an injected clock signal (112) and an output for forwarding a set of fixed clock phases. The loop controller (116) includes an input for receiving a phase separation error of the fixed clock phases and an output for forwarding a supply voltage derived from the phase separation error. The supply voltage matches the free running frequency of the injection locked oscillator (102) to a frequency of the injected clock signal (112). The phase interpolator (108) includes an input for receiving the set of fixed clock phases directly from the injection locked oscillator (102), an input for receiving the supply voltage from the loop controller (116), and an output for forwarding an arbitrary clock phase.