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Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2002

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Stephen R. Mooney, Beaverton, OR (US);

Matthew B. Haycock, Beaverton, OR (US);

Aaron K. Martin, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Jonathan N. Spitz, Portland, OR (US);

Michael S. Sandhinti, Olympia, WA (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 1/116 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 1/116 ;
Abstract

A variable-delay circuit on an integrated circuit is used to delay a periodic strobe signal. In normal operation, the strobe signal can be shifted 90 degrees to center it within a data bit cell. In test mode, it can also be shifted up to 270 degrees in N increments to measure the effective input latch setup and hold timings. The variable-delay circuit comprises a voltage-mixing interpolator circuit to produce phase delays in N increments. The variable-delay circuit can incorporate an existing delay locked loop. Also described are an electronic system, a data processing system, and various methods of performing on-chip testing and calibration.


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Mooney, Stephen. (2002). Digital variable-delay circuit having voltage-mixing interpolator and methods of testing input/output buffers using same (U.S. Patent No. 6348826). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6348826

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