CIRCUIT STRUCTURES TO MEASURE FLIP-FLOP TIMING CHARACTERISTICS

    公开(公告)号:US20230275572A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-31

    申请号:US17680763

    申请日:2022-02-25

    Applicant: NVIDIA Corp.

    CPC classification number: H03K3/037 H03K3/0315 H03K5/01 H03K2005/00078

    Abstract: A ring oscillator circuit with a frequency that is sensitive to the timing of a clock-to-Q (clk2Q) propagation delay of one or more flip-flops utilized in the ring oscillator. The clock2Q is the delay between the clock signal arriving at the clock pin on the flop and the Q output reflecting the state of the input data signal to the flop. Clk2q delay measurements are made based on measurement of the ring oscillator frequency, leading to more accurate estimates of clk2Q for different types of flip-flops and flip-flop combinations, which may in turn enable improvements in circuit layouts, performance, and area.

    Circuit structures to measure flip-flop timing characteristics

    公开(公告)号:US11923853B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17680763

    申请日:2022-02-25

    Applicant: NVIDIA Corp.

    CPC classification number: H03K3/037 H03K3/0315 H03K5/01 H03K2005/00078

    Abstract: A ring oscillator circuit with a frequency that is sensitive to the timing of a clock-to-Q (clk2Q) propagation delay of one or more flip-flops utilized in the ring oscillator. The clock2Q is the delay between the clock signal arriving at the clock pin on the flop and the Q output reflecting the state of the input data signal to the flop. Clk2q delay measurements are made based on measurement of the ring oscillator frequency, leading to more accurate estimates of clk2Q for different types of flip-flops and flip-flop combinations, which may in turn enable improvements in circuit layouts, performance, and area.

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