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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Srinivasa R. Sridhara, Plano, TX (US);
Srinivasa R. Sridhara, Plano, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a hold buffer delay is provided. A control voltage is generated in response to a measurement of at least one of process variation, temperature variation, and supply voltage variation to compensate for a hold violation, and the delay of a buffer is adjusted using the control voltage. A first data signal is provided in synchronization with a first clock signal. A logic operation is performed on the first signal so as to generate a second data signal. A third data signal is generated and outputted in synchronization with a second clock signal, and at least one of the first and second data signals is buffered with the buffer.