Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Global Unichip Corporation

Po-Shing Yu

Ting-Hao Wang

Chia-Hsiang Chang

Yen-Chung Chen

Tsai-Ming Yang

Ju-Chieh Wang

Wen-Lung Tu

Chia-Hsiang Chan

Shih-Han Yeh

A testing device includes a transmitter circuit, a receiver circuit, and a loopback circuit. The transmitter circuit is configured to receive a plurality of first test signals. The receiver circuit is configured to receive input data from a plurality of pads in a normal mode. The loopback circuit is coupled to the plurality of pads and input terminals of a sampler circuit, and the loopback circuit is configured to transmit the plurality of first test signals from the transmitter circuit to the input terminals of the sampler circuit, in order to generate test data for subsequent analysis.

Testing device and testing method

A driver device includes a T-coil circuit and driver circuitries. The driver circuitries are averagely configured as a first driver set and a second driver set. The driver circuitries of the first driver set amplify one of a first data signal and a second data signal according to first portion of bits of an equalization signal, to generate a first output signal and to transmit the same to a first node of the T-coil circuit. The driver circuitries of the second driver set amplify one of the first data signal and the second data signal according to second portion of bits of the equalization signal, to generate a second output signal and to transmit the same to a second node of the T-coil circuit. The T-coil circuit further combines the first and second output signals as a third data signal, and transmits the third data signal to a channel.

Driver device

A clock and data recovery device includes a data analysis circuitry, a loop filter circuitry, a phase rotator circuitry, a multiplexer circuitry, and a phase interpolator circuitry. The data analysis circuitry analyzes input data according to a first clock signal and a second clock signal to generate an error signal. The loop filter circuitry updates an adjustment signal according to the error signal. The phase rotator circuitry adjusts rotation signals according to the adjustment signal and limit values if the adjustment signal is updated. The multiplexer circuitry outputs one of the rotation signals as a phase control signal according to third clock signals. The phase interpolator circuitry adjusts the first and the second clock signals according to the phase control signal and fourth clock signals.

Clock and data recovery device and phase control method

A clock and data recovery circuit includes a sampling module, a phase detect module, a parallel-to-serial converter and a phase adjust module. The sampling module generates a data signal and an edge signal according to input data, a first clock signal and a second clock signal. The phase detect module detects a phase of the data signal and a phase of the edge signal to generate first output recovered data and a first phase adjust signal. The parallel-to-serial converter performs a parallel-to-serial conversion on the first recovered data and the first phase adjust signal, so as to generate second output recovered data and a second phase adjust signal. The phase adjust module generates the first clock signal and the second clock signal, and adjusts the first clock signal and the second clock signal according to the second output recovered data and the second phase adjust signal.

Circuit and method for clock and data recovery

A gated voltage-controlled oscillator receives a gating signal and outputs an oscillating signal having a frequency corresponding to the gating signal. The gated voltage-controlled oscillator includes a delay unit, having a first terminal and a second terminal, and a multiplexer, having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a select terminal and an output terminal. The first input terminal and the select terminal are coupled to the gating signal. The second input terminal is coupled to the first terminal of the delay unit. The output terminal outputs the oscillating signal and is coupled to the second terminal of the delay unit. The delay unit delays the oscillating signal and outputs the delayed oscillating signal into the second input terminal. The multiplexer outputs a signal of the first input terminal or the second input terminal according to the gating signal.

Gated voltage-controlled oscillator and clock and data recovery circuit

The invention provides a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit, including a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit, providing a reference voltage; a first delay device, delaying an input data so as to generate a first delay signal; an edge detector, generating an edge signal according to the first delay signal and the input data; a second delay device, delaying the edge signal according to a control signal so as to generate a second delay signal; a first gated voltage-controlled oscillator, generating an output recovery clock according to the second delay signal and the reference voltage; a phase detector, detecting a phase difference between the first delay signal and the output recovery clock so as to generate a phase signal and a output recovery data; and an amplifier, amplifying the phase signal by a factor so as to generate the control signal.

Clock and data recovery circuit

The invention provides a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit, including: a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit, providing a reference voltage; a first delay device, delaying an input data according to a control signal so as to generate a first delay signal; an edge detector, generating an edge signal according to the first delay signal and the input data; a second delay device, delaying the edge signal so as to generate a second delay signal; a first gated voltage-controlled oscillator, generating an output recovery clock according to the second delay signal and the reference voltage; a phase detector, detecting a phase difference between the first delay signal and the output recovery clock so as to generate a phase signal and a output recovery data; and an amplifier, amplifying the phase signal by a factor so as to generate the control signal.

A programmable current mirror a reference transistor, first and second mirror transistors, and a first current bypass. The reference transistor has a source and a gate coupled to a reference current node. The first and second mirror transistors are coupled together in series at a first node. Each of the first and second mirror transistors having gates coupled to each other and to the gate of the reference transistor. The first current bypass including a switch disposed in parallel with the second mirror transistor. The first current bypass is coupled to a source and a drain of the second mirror transistor and to the first node.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Po-Shing Yu