Abstract:
Described is an integrated circuit (IC) with a phase locked loop with capability of fast locking. The IC comprises: a node to provide a reference clock; a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) to generate an output clock; a divider coupled to the DCO, the divider to divide the output clock and to generate a feedback clock; and control logic operable to reset the DCO and the divider, and operable to release reset in synchronization with the reference clock. An apparatus for zeroing phase error is provided which comprises a first node to provide a reference clock; a second node to provide a feedback clock; a time-to-digital converter, coupled to the first and second nodes, to measure phase error between the reference and feedback clocks; a digital loop filter; and a control unit to adjust the measured phase error, and to provide the adjusted phase error to the digital loop filter.
Abstract:
Described herein is apparatus and system for a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO). The apparatus comprises a voltage regulator to provide an adjustable power supply; and a DCO to generate an output clock signal, the DCO including one or more delay elements, each delay element operable to change its propagation delay via the adjustable power supply, wherein each delay element comprising an inverter with adjustable drive strength, wherein the inverter is powered by the adjustable power supply. The apparatus further comprises a digital controller to generate a first signal for instructing the voltage regulator to adjust a voltage level of the adjustable power supply.
Abstract:
Low power, jitter and latency clocking with common reference clock signals for on-package input/output interfaces. A filter phase locked loop circuit in a master device on a first die provides a clock signal having a frequency of 2F. A local phase locked loop circuit in the master device on the first die is coupled with the filter phase locked loop to provide a clock signal to functional components of the master device through a local clock divider circuit to provide a clock signal of F to the functional components. A remote phase locked loop circuit in a slave device on a second die is coupled with the filter phase locked loop to provide a clock signal to one or more functional components of the slave device through a local clock divider circuit to provide a clock signal of F to the functional components.
Abstract:
A low power delay-locked loop (DLL) is presented. In one embodiment, the DLL includes a phase detector which includes a reference input and a feedback input to determine a phase difference. The DLL also includes a controller to determine whether to provide a signal to both the reference input and the feedback input such that the reference input and the feedback input receive an identical input, for example, during low power operation.
Abstract:
A sense amplifier (500) comprising first (518, 520) and second (522, 524) CMOS inverters, an pMOS current mirror (502, 504), an nMOS current mirror (506, 508), a source pMOSFET (510) to source current, and a sink nMOSFET (512) to sink current. The gate voltage of the first CMOS inverter (518, 520) is the input voltage and the gate voltage of the second CMOS inverter (522, 524) is at the reference voltage. The output voltage (516) is at the drains of the first CMOS inverter. The pMOS and nMOS current mirrors provide active loads to the first and second CMOS inverters. The sense amplifier is self-biasing by connecting the gate of the source pMOSFET to the gates of the pMOS current mirror and by connecting the gate of the sink nMOSFET to the gates of the nMOS current mirror.
Abstract:
Apparatuses, systems, and a method for providing a PLL architecture with scalable power are described. In one embodiment, a system includes one or more processing units having a voltage regulator to generate a controllably adjustable supply voltage for a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit coupled to the voltage regulator. The PLL circuit compares a phase and frequency of the reference clock signal to a phase and frequency of a generated feedback clock signal and generates an output signal based on the comparison. A tracking unit adjusts the controllably adjustable supply voltage based on an operating frequency of the system.
Abstract:
Described herein is a method and apparatus to wake-up analog bias signals with minimum delay. The apparatus comprises a first logic unit operable to adjust a signal level of a gated bias signal via a first predetermined signal in response to a power-down event; a comparator operable to compare the gated bias signal with an un-gated bias signal, and operable to generate an output signal indicating the comparison result; and a self-timed logic unit coupled to the comparator and operable to generate a wake-up signal in response to an end of the power-down event and the output signal.
Abstract:
Described herein is a method and apparatus to wake-up analog bias signals with minimum delay. The apparatus comprises a first logic unit operable to adjust a signal level of a gated bias signal via a first predetermined signal in response to a power-down event; a comparator operable to compare the gated bias signal with an un-gated bias signal, and operable to generate an output signal indicating the comparison result; and a self-timed logic unit coupled to the comparator and operable to generate a wake-up signal in response to an end of the power-down event and the output signal.
Abstract:
A skew measure circuit (108), an exclusion circuit, and an up/down counter (116) are connected to form a skew detection circuit. The skew measure circuit (108) asserts a first output signal if a first input clock leads a second input clock, and asserts a second output signal if the second clock leads the first clock. The exclusion circuit (112) provides first and second digital pulse signals that represent the outputs of the skew measure circuit. The exclusion circuit also prevents the states of these pulse signals from changing, so long as the skew measure cicuit is experiencing metastability. The up/down counter's count is incremented in response to the first pulse signal and decremented in response to the other pulse signal.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, a tight loop mode is provided in which most, if not all of, the clock distribution circuitry may be bypassed during an initial frequency lock stage.