Synopsys, Inc.

Shourya Kansal

Biman Chattopadhyay

Ravi Mehta

Jayesh Gangaprasad Wadekar

Varun Kant Tripathi

Aditya Aurangabadkar

Systems and methods for supporting multiple data rates are presented. A method includes generating a clock signal from a clock source, serializing, by an analog serializer, a data stream in response to the clock signal to output N data in parallel, coupling a pulse generation circuit to the clock signal, wherein a first switch and a second switch electrically communicate with the pulse generation circuit, and coupling a multiplexer to the pulse generation circuit, wherein the multiplexer receives the N data from the analog serializer and selects a subset of the N data when switching operation of the electronic circuit from a first mode to a second mode.

Configurable transmitter architecture for supporting multiple data rates

A system for serializing data includes, in part, serialization circuitry configured to convert input data provided through parallel input streams into a lesser number of parallel output streams. The input data is converted through sampling based on a set of clock signals that are phase-offset. The system further includes a pre-driver circuit having combinational logic including a first multiplexer. The first multiplexer is configured to generate an output of the pre-driver circuit through combining the converted input data such that the number of parallel output streams is reduced. The system further includes a driver circuit configured to generate, using the output of the pre-driver circuit, a final output stream corresponding to the input data in serial format. The driver circuit is integrated with a second multiplexer, with the output of the pre-driver circuit operating as both control input and data input to the second multiplexer.

High bandwidth integrated multiplexer and driver stage for transmitter

A system for clock calibration is described herein which comprises a serializer configured to convert an input data stream in parallel format to provide an out data stream in a serial format; a clock source configured to generate one or more clock signals; a first frequency divider configured to provide at least one divided clock signal of the one or more clock signals; a delay line configured to delay at least one divided clock signal; and a clock calibrator configured to control delay of the at least one divided clock signal at the delay line to adjust the one or more divided clock signals at a fixed relationship with respect to the one or more clock signals based on voltage and temperature variation.

Calibration scheme for serialization in transmitter

A duty cycle correction (DCC) circuit includes first and second pluralities of logic gates, a low pass filter, an error amplifier, and a differential amplifier. The DCC circuit receives first and second clock signals from the VCO. The first and second pluralities of logic gates receive first and second superimposed clock signals and generate first and second output clock signals, respectively. The error amplifier rectifies a common error of the first and second output clock signals, and generates a common mode error voltage signal. The differential amplifier generates first and second error signals based on the common mode error voltage signal. The first and second error signals converge the duty cycles of the first and second output clock signals to a 50% duty cycle.

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