Patent classifications
H03K5/135
A SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING DELAY
The present invention relates to pulse power technology. The system includes an input channel, a pulse edge detector (2) connected in series with two inputs, a filter (3), a variable delay unit (4), and a feedback channel from the generator to one of the inputs of the pulse edge detector (2). The system comprises a reference delay unit (1), and the input channel is connected both to the variable delay unit (4) and to a reference delay unit (1) for simultaneous supply of input to said units. Signals to both inputs of the pulse edge detector (2) are synchronous on average, i.e. tstab.avg=1/τ∫ tstab dt=tref with τ>>τest.oper where: tstab.avg—generator output delay relative to the input signal, averaged over the operation time of the system τ at a given tref; tref—reference unit (1) output delay relative to the input signal; τest.oper—stabilization system time response to changes in external parameters, with the stabilization delay tstab determined from the condition tstab=tvar+tunstab where: tvar—delay of the variable delay unit (4); tunstab—unstable delay of the generator. The stabilization of the delay is independent of the pulse repetition frequency.
A SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING DELAY
The present invention relates to pulse power technology. The system includes an input channel, a pulse edge detector (2) connected in series with two inputs, a filter (3), a variable delay unit (4), and a feedback channel from the generator to one of the inputs of the pulse edge detector (2). The system comprises a reference delay unit (1), and the input channel is connected both to the variable delay unit (4) and to a reference delay unit (1) for simultaneous supply of input to said units. Signals to both inputs of the pulse edge detector (2) are synchronous on average, i.e. tstab.avg=1/τ∫ tstab dt=tref with τ>>τest.oper where: tstab.avg—generator output delay relative to the input signal, averaged over the operation time of the system τ at a given tref; tref—reference unit (1) output delay relative to the input signal; τest.oper—stabilization system time response to changes in external parameters, with the stabilization delay tstab determined from the condition tstab=tvar+tunstab where: tvar—delay of the variable delay unit (4); tunstab—unstable delay of the generator. The stabilization of the delay is independent of the pulse repetition frequency.
SINGLE-ENDED-TO-DIFFERENTIAL CONVERTER
A single-ended-to-differential converter for driving an LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) driving circuit includes a first converting circuit, a second converting circuit, and a controller. The first converting circuit converts an input signal into a first output signal. The first converting circuit has a tunable delay time. The second converting circuit converts the input signal into a second output signal. The second converting circuit has a fixed delay time. The controller generates a first control signal and a second control signal according to the first output signal and the second output signal, so as to adjust the tunable delay time of the first converting circuit.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING TWO SYSTEMS
An apparatus and method for synchronizing a triggered system to a triggering system by tracking the timing of rising and falling edges of a clock signal at the triggered system and using the tracked timing values for phase shift adjustment of a time base at the triggered systems.
PULSE WIDTH MODULATOR WITH REDUCED PULSE WIDTH
An integrated circuit includes a pulse width modulator. The pulse width modulator includes a multiplexer that receives a plurality of data delay signals. Each of the data delay signals is based on a data signal and a respective clock phase signal. The multiplexer includes a first multiplexer stage and a second multiplexer stage. The first multiplexer stage receives all of the data delay signals and has a relatively large delay. The second multiplexer stage receives to output signals from the first multiplexer stage and has a relatively small delay. The second multiplexer stage outputs a pulse width modulation signal that can have a pulse width corresponding to the offset between two adjacent clock phase signals.
TIME INTERLEAVING CIRCUIT HAVING GLITCH MITIGATION
Provided is a time interleaving circuit to mitigate glitches. A first loading stage outputs first data representative of first serialized data. A second loading stage generates second serialized data. The second loading stage receives the first data output by the first loading stage. In response to the first data having a first state, the time interleaving circuit inverts the second serialized data to generate second data representative of the second serialized data. In response to the first data having a second state, the time interleaving circuit outputting the second data without inverting the second serialized data. Exclusive disjunction logic receives the second data and operates on the first data and the second data to generate output data.
TIME INTERLEAVING CIRCUIT HAVING GLITCH MITIGATION
Provided is a time interleaving circuit to mitigate glitches. A first loading stage outputs first data representative of first serialized data. A second loading stage generates second serialized data. The second loading stage receives the first data output by the first loading stage. In response to the first data having a first state, the time interleaving circuit inverts the second serialized data to generate second data representative of the second serialized data. In response to the first data having a second state, the time interleaving circuit outputting the second data without inverting the second serialized data. Exclusive disjunction logic receives the second data and operates on the first data and the second data to generate output data.
Clock skew calibration for time interleaved ADCS
A method and apparatus for determining a set of cascading clock cycles, the method comprising inputting a set of phase changes of a set of clocks into a set of input circuits; wherein the set of phase changes are either falling phase changes or rising phase changes; wherein two phase changes of the set of clocks are fed into each input circuit of the set of input circuits, determining for each input circuit of the set of input circuits a duty cycle, storing the duty cycle for each input circuit of the input circuits in a set of duty cycles, calculating skew between the set of clocks using the duty cycles, and adjusting a delay to lower the skew between the set of clocks.
Clock skew calibration for time interleaved ADCS
A method and apparatus for determining a set of cascading clock cycles, the method comprising inputting a set of phase changes of a set of clocks into a set of input circuits; wherein the set of phase changes are either falling phase changes or rising phase changes; wherein two phase changes of the set of clocks are fed into each input circuit of the set of input circuits, determining for each input circuit of the set of input circuits a duty cycle, storing the duty cycle for each input circuit of the input circuits in a set of duty cycles, calculating skew between the set of clocks using the duty cycles, and adjusting a delay to lower the skew between the set of clocks.
Apparatuses and methods for delay measurement initialization
Apparatuses and methods of DLL measurement initialization are disclosed. An example apparatus includes: a clock enable circuit that provides a first clock signal having a half frequency of an input clock signal and second clock signals having a quarter frequency of the input clock signal; a coarse delay that provides the first clock signal with a coarse delay; a fine delay that provides the first clock signal with the coarse delay and a fine delay as an output clock signal; a model delay having a feedback delay equivalent to a sum of delays of an input stage and an output stage, and provides a feedback signal that is the output clock signal with the feedback delay; and a measurement initialization circuit that performs measurement initialization. The measurement initialization circuit includes synchronizers that receive the feedback signal and the second clock signals, and provide a stop signal to the coarse delay.