Clock adjustment circuits and clock adjustment methods are provided. The clock adjustment circuit is configured to generate an output clock and includes a phase interpolator, a logic circuit, and an integrator. The phase interpolator is configured to generate by interpolation an intermediate clock according to a first reference clock, a second reference clock, and a control signal. The frequencies of the first reference clock, the second reference clock and the intermediate clock are substantially the same. The logic circuit is coupled to the phase interpolator and configured to generate the output clock according to the intermediate clock and one of the first reference clock and the second reference clock. The integrator is coupled to the phase interpolator and the logic circuit and configured to generate the control signal according to the output clock. The control signal varies with an average based on a duty cycle of the output clock.

A multi-phase clock generator circuit includes a phase reference generator circuit configured to generate a phase reference signal in response to a phase selection signal and a peak ramp signal. A phase error correction circuit is configured to provide an error signal based on a synchronization clock signal and a multi-phase clock signal. The error signal is applied to the phase reference signal to correct for phase errors in the multi-phase clock signal. A comparator is configured to compare a ramp signal and the phase reference signal to produce the multi-phase clock signal.

The disclosure relates to technology for generating multi-phase signals. An apparatus includes 2{circumflex over ()}n phase signal generation stages. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to provide a mode input of each of the 2{circumflex over ()}n stages with an active periodic binary signal with remaining inputs of each of the 2{circumflex over ()}n stages provided with another periodic binary signal to collectively generate a 2{circumflex over ()}n phase signal in a first mode. The controller is further configured to provide the mode input of each of 2{circumflex over ()}(n1) odd stages with a first steady state signal and the mode input of each of 2{circumflex over ()}(n1) even stages with a second steady state signal with remaining inputs of each of the 2{circumflex over ()}n stages provided with the same periodic binary signal as in the first mode to cause either the 2{circumflex over ()}(n1) odd stages or the 2{circumflex over ()}(n1) even stages to collectively generate a 2{circumflex over ()}(n1) phase signal in a second mode.

A semiconductor apparatus includes a pulse generation circuit which generates a pulse signal in response to a clock, and an amplification circuit which generates an output signal in response to an input signal, the clock, and the pulse signal, wherein the amplification circuit voltage is configured to amplify a voltage level difference between a pair of latch input nodes.

A semiconductor apparatus includes a pulse generation circuit which generates a pulse signal in response to a clock, and an amplification circuit which generates an output signal in response to an input signal, the clock, and the pulse signal, wherein the amplification circuit voltage is configured to amplify a voltage level difference between a pair of latch input nodes.

An electronic device includes a clock generating circuit, a receiving circuit and a training circuit. The clock generating circuit generates a sampling clock signal, a phase-early sampling clock signal and a phase-late sampling clock signal. The receiving circuit samples received data according to the sampling clock signal, the phase-early sampling clock signal and the phase-late sampling clock signal to generate a sample result. The training circuit controls the clock generating circuit to generate the sampling clock signal and the corresponding phase-early sampling clock signal and phase-late sampling clock signal that have different phases in a plurality of different time intervals, respectively, to cause the receiving circuit to generate a plurality of sample results. The training circuit further determines a sampling phase of the sampling clock signal according to the sample results.

An electronic device includes a clock generating circuit, a receiving circuit and a training circuit. The clock generating circuit generates a sampling clock signal, a phase-early sampling clock signal and a phase-late sampling clock signal. The receiving circuit samples received data according to the sampling clock signal, the phase-early sampling clock signal and the phase-late sampling clock signal to generate a sample result. The training circuit controls the clock generating circuit to generate the sampling clock signal and the corresponding phase-early sampling clock signal and phase-late sampling clock signal that have different phases in a plurality of different time intervals, respectively, to cause the receiving circuit to generate a plurality of sample results. The training circuit further determines a sampling phase of the sampling clock signal according to the sample results.

A clock generation circuit includes: a two-phase clock generation circuit including first and second branches correspondingly configured to generate a first phase clock signal and a second phase clock signal based correspondingly on a non-inverted clock signal and an inverted clock signal, the first and second branches being cross-coupled with each other; an inverter configured to generate the inverted clock signal based on an input clock signal; and a delay circuit which is non-inverter-based and which is configured to generate the non-inverted clock signal based on the input clock signal, the delay circuit having a predetermined delay.

A skew compensation circuit includes a common mode generator, a common mode comparator, a common mode detector, and a skew adjustment circuit. The common mode generator generates a common mode voltage according to a first input voltage and a second input voltage. The common mode comparator generates a first comparison voltage and a second comparison voltage according to the common mode voltage. The common mode detector generates a first control voltage, a second control voltage, a third control voltage, and a fourth control voltage according to the first comparison voltage, the second comparison voltage, a first data voltage, and a second data voltage. The skew adjustment circuit generates a first output voltage and a second output voltage according to the first data voltage, the second data voltage, the first control voltage, the second control voltage, the third control voltage, and the fourth control voltage.

A skew compensation circuit includes a common mode generator, a common mode comparator, a common mode detector, and a skew adjustment circuit. The common mode generator generates a common mode voltage according to a first input voltage and a second input voltage. The common mode comparator generates a first comparison voltage and a second comparison voltage according to the common mode voltage. The common mode detector generates a first control voltage, a second control voltage, a third control voltage, and a fourth control voltage according to the first comparison voltage, the second comparison voltage, a first data voltage, and a second data voltage. The skew adjustment circuit generates a first output voltage and a second output voltage according to the first data voltage, the second data voltage, the first control voltage, the second control voltage, the third control voltage, and the fourth control voltage.