Advanced Micro Devices Corporation

Ati Technologies Ulc

Andy Huei Chu

Karthik Gopalakrishnan

Pradeep Jayaraman

Ramon Mangaser

Dirk J Robinson

Saket Sham Doshi

Yan Sun

An integrated circuit includes a first terminal for receiving a data signal, a second terminal for receiving an external reference voltage, a receiver, and a reference voltage generation circuit. The receiver is powered by a power supply voltage with respect to ground and has a first input coupled to the first terminal, a second input for receiving a shared reference voltage, and an output for providing a data input signal. The reference voltage generation circuit is coupled to the second terminal and receives the power supply voltage. The reference voltage generation circuit is operable to form the shared reference voltage by mixing noise from the power supply voltage and noise from the second terminal.

Noise mitigation in single-ended links

A clocking circuit is provided using a master delay-locked loop (DLL) and a slave DLL. A master DLL code indicates a delay adjustment made at a master DLL. A delay of a slave DLL is adjusted based on the master DLL code. A replica phase detector at the slave DLL is temporarily enabled during an interface idle period. A slave DLL code is determined, and a configuration value is determined based on the slave DLL code to the master DLL code. The replica phase detector is then disabled.

Delay-locked loop offset calibration and correction

A data transmission system includes a first circuit, a second circuit, and a reference voltage generation circuit. The first circuit includes a transmitter powered by a first power supply voltage and having an input for receiving a data output signal, and an output. The second circuit includes a receiver powered by a second power supply voltage and having a first input coupled to the output of the transmitter, a second input for receiving a reference voltage, and an output for providing a data input signal. The reference voltage generation circuit forms the reference voltage by mixing a first signal generated by the first circuit based on the first power supply voltage and a second signal generated by the second circuit based on the second power supply voltage.

Noise mitigation in single ended links

A clock synthesizer has integrated voltage droop detection and clock stretching. An oscillator of the clock synthesizer receives a control current from a digital to analog converter and generates an oscillator output signal. A droop detector and clock stretching circuit responds to a voltage droop of a supply voltage supplying circuits coupled to the oscillator output signal, to cause a portion of the oscillator control current to be diverted from the oscillator to thereby cause the oscillator to reduce the first frequency. The diversion can be accomplished through shunt circuits or a current mirror circuit.

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