Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Baekmin Lim

Seungjin Kim

Seunghyun Oh

Taegun Noh

A deserializer includes a shift register circuit that outputs N output data by shifting input data based on a first clock signal, a clock divider that outputs N second clock signals N-divided from the first clock signal and having N phases different from each other, and outputs one or more third clock signal divided to have a frequency less than that of the second clock signals, a clock selecting circuit that outputs a selected clock signal having an edge corresponding to a second time after N number of clock cycles of the first clock signal have elapsed from a first time at which a valid period is detected in a selection signal for selecting the input data based on the N second clock signals and the one or more third clock signals, and a data align circuit that parallelizes the N output data based on the selected clock signal.

Deserializer and memory module including the same

A fractional divider processing circuitry is to receive one of a plurality of clock signals as an input clock signal, and generate a first division clock signal based on the input clock signal and a first control signal. Phases of the plurality of clock signals partially overlap each other. The processing circuitry generates a delta-sigma modulation signal based on the first division clock signal and a frequency control word, and generates a second division clock signal based on the plurality of clock signals, the first division clock signal and a second control signal. The second control signal corresponds to a quantization noise of the delta-sigma modulation signal. The processing circuitry generates the second control signal and a digital control word based on the quantization noise of the delta-sigma modulator. The processing circuitry generates a final division clock signal based on the second division clock signal and the digital control word.

Fractional divider with phase shifter and fractional phase locked loop including the same

An automatic frequency calibration and lock detection circuit includes a frequency error generator circuit, an automatic frequency calibration signal generator circuit, and a lock flag generator circuit. The frequency error generator circuit generates a frequency error signal based on a reference frequency signal and an output frequency signal. The frequency error signal represents a difference between a frequency of the output frequency signal and a target frequency. The automatic frequency calibration signal generator circuit generates an automatic frequency calibration output signal and an automatic frequency calibration done signal based on the frequency error signal and a first clock signal. The lock flag generator circuit generates a lock done signal based on the frequency error signal, the automatic frequency calibration done signal and a second clock signal. The frequency error generator circuit is shared by the automatic frequency calibration signal generator circuit and the lock flag generator circuit.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Baekmin Lim