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1. 发明授权

US07519498B2 Thermal sensing method and apparatus using existing ESD devices 有权
标题翻译：使用现有ESD器件的热感测方法和设备
公开(公告)号：US07519498B2
公开(公告)日：2009-04-14
申请号：US11242675
申请日：2005-10-04
申请人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Kazuhiko Miki , Jieming Qi
发明人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Kazuhiko Miki , Jieming Qi
IPC分类号： G06F3/00
CPC分类号： G01K7/01 , G01K2217/00
摘要： The present invention provides a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for measuring the temperature of a microprocessor through the use of ESD circuitry. The present invention uses diodes and an I/O pad within ESD circuits to determine the temperature at the location of the ESD circuitry. First, a current measuring device connects to a diode. A user or a computer program disables the protected component or circuitry, and subsequently applies a predetermined voltage to the I/O pad. This creates a reverse saturation current through the diode, which is measured by the current measuring device. From this current the user or a computer program determines the temperature of the microprocessor at the diode through the use of a graphical representation of diode reverse saturation current and corresponding temperature.
摘要翻译：本发明提供了一种通过使用ESD电路来测量微处理器的温度的方法，装置和计算机程序产品。本发明在ESD电路中使用二极管和I / O焊盘来确定ESD电路位置处的温度。首先，电流测量装置连接到二极管。用户或计算机程序禁用受保护的组件或电路，然后将预定电压施加到I / O焊盘。这通过二极管产生反向饱和电流，由电流测量装置测量。从该电流，用户或计算机程序通过使用二极管反向饱和电流和相应温度的图形表示来确定微处理器在二极管处的温度。

2. 发明授权

US07245172B2 Level shifter apparatus and method for minimizing duty cycle distortion 失效
标题翻译：用于最小化占空比失真的电平移位器装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US07245172B2
公开(公告)日：2007-07-17
申请号：US11269245
申请日：2005-11-08
申请人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Kazuhiko Miki , Jieming Qi
发明人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Kazuhiko Miki , Jieming Qi
IPC分类号： H03L5/00
CPC分类号： H03K19/018521
摘要： A level shifter apparatus and method for minimizing duty cycle distortion are provided. The level shifter includes a bank of comparators each having an associated threshold built into it. The comparators compare a difference in source voltages for two power domains to these built-in thresholds and output a signal indicative of whether the threshold is exceeded. The output signals from the comparators are provided to a thermometric decoder which generates control signals based on these output signals. The control signals are used to control stages in a level shifter for modifying the voltage output of the level shifter. Individual stages may be enabled to thereby monotonically modify the voltage output of the level shifter and thereby decrease a time required to achieve a voltage having a level that causes a state change in a driven circuit. As a result, duty cycle distortion is minimized and maximum operational frequency is increased.
摘要翻译：提供了一种用于最小化占空比失真的电平移位器装置和方法。电平移位器包括一组比较器，每个比较器具有内置在其中的相关联的阈值。比较器将两个功率域的源电压差与这些内置阈值进行比较，并输出一个指示阈值是否超过的信号。来自比较器的输出信号被提供给基于这些输出信号产生控制信号的温度测量解码器。控制信号用于控制电平移位器中用于修改电平移位器的电压输出的级。单个级可以被使能，从而单调地修改电平转换器的电压输出，从而减少实现具有使驱动电路中的状态变化的电平的电压所需的时间。结果，占空比失真被最小化并且最大的操作频率增加。

3. 发明授权

US07265600B2 Level shifter system and method to minimize duty cycle error due to voltage differences across power domains 失效
公开(公告)号：US07265600B2
公开(公告)日：2007-09-04
申请号：US11242670
申请日：2005-10-04
申请人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Kazuhiko Miki , Jieming Qi
发明人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Kazuhiko Miki , Jieming Qi
IPC分类号： H03L5/00
CPC分类号： H03K19/00384 , H03K5/1565 , H03K19/00323 , H03K19/00369 , H03K19/0175
摘要： The present invention provides for a system comprising a first stable voltage module configured to receive a first power supply from a first power supply domain and to generate a first stable voltage in response to the received first power supply. A second stable voltage module is configured to receive a second power supply from a second power supply domain and to generate a second stable voltage in response to the received second power supply. A first set of resistors is coupled to the first stable voltage module and configured in parallel. A second set of resistors is coupled to the second stable voltage module and configured in parallel. A set of capacitors is coupled in parallel to the first set of resistors and the second set of resistors and a plurality of level shifters are coupled to the second set of resistors.

4. 发明授权

US08037431B2 Structure for interleaved voltage controlled oscillator 有权
标题翻译：交错压控振荡器的结构
公开(公告)号：US08037431B2
公开(公告)日：2011-10-11
申请号：US12126076
申请日：2008-05-23
申请人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Jieming Qi , Mike Shen
发明人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Jieming Qi , Mike Shen
IPC分类号： G06F17/50 , H03K3/03
CPC分类号： H03L7/0995 , H03K3/0315 , H03K5/133
摘要： A design structure embodied in a machine readable medium used in a design process includes an interleaved voltage-controlled oscillator, including a ring circuit of main logic inverter gates; a plurality of delay elements connected in parallel with a selected sequence of the main logic inverter gates; wherein each delay element comprises a feedforward section, comprising controls for regulating signal transmission through feedforward elements responsive to one or more control voltages; and a proportional section for regulating signal transmission through at least one logic inverter gate; at least one temperature compensation circuit responsive to a compensating voltage input that is proportional to temperature; an electronic circuit in communication with the temperature compensation circuit and configured to provide a voltage signal responsive to temperature; an amplifier in connection with the electronic circuit to amplify the voltage signal; and a DC offset generator configured to adjust the voltage of the amplified voltage signal.
摘要翻译：体现在设计过程中使用的机器可读介质中的设计结构包括交错压控振荡器，包括主逻辑逆变器门的环形电路; 多个延迟元件，与所述主逻辑反相器门的选定序列并联连接; 其中每个延迟元件包括前馈部分，其包括用于响应于一个或多个控制电压来调节通过前馈元件的信号传输的控制; 以及用于调节通过至少一个逻辑反相器门的信号传输的比例部分; 响应于与温度成比例的补偿电压输入的至少一个温度补偿电路; 与所述温度补偿电路通信并且被配置为提供响应于温度的电压信号的电子电路; 与电子电路相连的放大器，用于放大电压信号; 以及配置成调整放大的电压信号的电压的DC偏移发生器。

5. 发明申请

US20090132971A1 Structure for a Circuit Obtaining Desired Phase Locked Loop Duty Cycle without Pre-Scaler 失效
标题翻译：获得期望的锁相环占空比的电路的结构，不需要预定标器
公开(公告)号：US20090132971A1
公开(公告)日：2009-05-21
申请号：US12130040
申请日：2008-05-30
申请人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Masaaki Kaneko , Jieming Qi
发明人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Masaaki Kaneko , Jieming Qi
IPC分类号： H03B19/00 , G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G06F17/5045 , H03K3/017 , H03L7/0995 , H03L2207/06
摘要： A design structure for a circuit for obtaining a desired phase locked loop (PLL) duty cycle without a pre-scaler is provided. The PLL circuit of the illustrative embodiments utilizes two separate loops that simultaneously operate on the VCO. One loop ensures the frequency and phase lock while the other loop ensures the duty cycle lock. The VCO is modified to have an additional control port to adjust the duty cycle. Thus, the VCO has one control port for performing frequency adjustment and one control port for duty cycle adjustment. As a result, both the duty cycle and the frequency may be controlled using the VCO of the PLL circuit of the illustrative embodiments so as to achieve any desired duty cycle output without requiring a VCO pre-scaler circuit or duty cycle correction circuit.
摘要翻译：提供了一种用于在没有预定标器的情况下获得期望的锁相环（PLL）占空比的电路的设计结构。说明性实施例的PLL电路利用在VCO上同时工作的两个单独的环路。一个环路确保频率和相位锁定，而另一个环路确保占空比锁定。 VCO被修改为具有附加的控制端口来调整占空比。因此，VCO具有用于执行频率调整的一个控制端口和用于占空比调整的一个控制端口。结果，可以使用说明性实施例的PLL电路的VCO来控制占空比和频率，以便实现任何期望的占空比输出，而不需要VCO预定标器电路或占空比校正电路。

6. 发明授权

US07511554B2 Systems and methods for level shifting using AC coupling 失效
标题翻译：使用交流耦合进行电平转换的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US07511554B2
公开(公告)日：2009-03-31
申请号：US11764262
申请日：2007-06-18
申请人： Masaaki Kaneko , David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Jieming Qi
发明人： Masaaki Kaneko , David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Jieming Qi
IPC分类号： H03L5/00
CPC分类号： H03K19/01812 , H03K19/01831
摘要： Systems and methods for conveying signals between integrated circuit (IC) components in domains having different supply voltages. AC coupling is used to increase the speed at which the common mode voltage of a signal is shifted from one level to another. One embodiment comprises a method for level shifting a binary signal in an IC. This method includes receiving an input binary signal and decoupling its AC component from its common mode component. A second common mode component is added to the AC component, providing a binary output signal. The common mode voltage of the input signal may be greater (or smaller) than that of the output signal. In one embodiment of the method, duty cycle compensation (DCC) is performed. The DCC drives the duty cycle toward a desired value.
摘要翻译：在具有不同电源电压的域中的集成电路（IC）组件之间传送信号的系统和方法。 AC耦合用于增加信号的共模电压从一个电平转移到另一个电平的速度。一个实施例包括用于电平移位IC中的二进制信号的方法。该方法包括接收输入二进制信号并将其AC分量与其共模分量去耦。第二共模分量被添加到AC分量，提供二进制输出信号。输入信号的共模电压可以大于（或更小）输出信号的共模电压。在该方法的一个实施例中，执行占空比补偿（DCC）。 DCC将占空比驱动到所需的值。

7. 发明申请

US20090021314A1 Structure for a Phase Locked Loop with Adjustable Voltage Based on Temperature 有权
标题翻译：基于温度的具有可调电压的锁相环结构
公开(公告)号：US20090021314A1
公开(公告)日：2009-01-22
申请号：US12128654
申请日：2008-05-29
申请人： David W. Boerstler , Nathaniel R. Chadwick , Eskinder Hailu , Kirk D. Peterson , Jieming Qi
发明人： David W. Boerstler , Nathaniel R. Chadwick , Eskinder Hailu , Kirk D. Peterson , Jieming Qi
IPC分类号： H03L1/02 , G05F1/567
CPC分类号： H03L1/022 , H03L1/04 , H03L7/0995
摘要： A design structure for an apparatus for utilizing a single set of one or more thermal sensors, e.g., thermal diodes, provided on the integrated circuit device, chip, etc., to control the operation of the integrated circuit device, associated cooling system, and high-frequency PLLs, is provided. By utilizing a single set of thermal sensors to provide multiple functions, e.g., controlling the operation of the integrated circuit device, the cooling system, and the PLLs, silicon real-estate usage is reduced through combining circuitry functionality. Moreover, the integrated circuit device yield is improved by reducing circuitry complexity and increasing PLL robustness to temperature. Furthermore, the PLL circuitry operating range is improved by compensating for temperature.
摘要翻译：一种用于利用设置在集成电路器件，芯片等上的单组一个或多个热传感器（例如热二极管）的设备的设计结构，以控制集成电路器件，相关联的冷却系统和提供高频PLL。通过利用单组热传感器来提供多种功能，例如控制集成电路器件，冷却系统和PLL的操作，通过组合电路功能降低硅的不动产使用。此外，通过降低电路复杂度并增加PLL对于温度的鲁棒性，可以提高集成电路器件的产量。此外，通过补偿温度来提高PLL电路的工作范围。

8. 发明申请

US20090002038A1 Phase Locked Loop with Stabilized Dynamic Response 审中-公开
标题翻译：具有稳定动态响应的锁相环
公开(公告)号：US20090002038A1
公开(公告)日：2009-01-01
申请号：US11770867
申请日：2007-06-29
申请人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Jieming Qi
发明人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Jieming Qi
IPC分类号： H03L7/085 , H03L7/08
CPC分类号： H03L7/18 , H03L7/093 , H03L7/099 , H03L7/10
摘要： A hybrid phase locked loop (PLL) circuit for obtaining stabilized dynamic response and independent adjustment of damping factor and loop bandwidth is provided. The hybrid PLL circuit of the illustrative embodiments includes the resistance/capacitance (RC) filter elements of a conventional RC PLL and the feed-forward path from the output of the phase frequency detector to the voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The hybrid PLL essentially enhances the performance of the conventional feed-forward PLL by providing the RC filter whose components can be weighted to provide a dynamic response that is significantly less sensitive to parameter variation and which allows loop bandwidth optimization without sacrificing damping.
摘要翻译：提供了用于获得稳定的动态响应和阻尼因子和环路带宽的独立调整的混合锁相环（PLL）电路。说明性实施例的混合PLL电路包括常规RC PLL的电阻/电容（RC）滤波器元件以及从相位频率检测器的输出到压控振荡器（VCO）的前馈路径。混合PLL本质上通过提供RC滤波器来增强常规前馈PLL的性能，RC滤波器的组件可以被加权，以提供对参数变化敏感性较低的动态响应，并且允许环路带宽优化而不牺牲阻尼。

9. 发明申请

US20080246524A1 Duty Cycle Correction Circuit Whose Operation is Largely Independent of Operating Voltage and Process 失效
标题翻译：占空比校正电路，其操作与工作电压和工艺大不相同
公开(公告)号：US20080246524A1
公开(公告)日：2008-10-09
申请号：US12140335
申请日：2008-06-17
申请人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Jieming Qi
发明人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Jieming Qi
IPC分类号： H03K3/017
CPC分类号： H03K5/1565
摘要： A Duty Cycle Correction (DCC) circuit is provide in which pairs of field effect transistors (FETs) in known DCC circuit topologies are replaced with linear resistors coupled to switches of the DCC circuit such that when the switch is open, the input signal is routed through the linear resistors. The linear resistors are more tolerant of process, voltage and temperature (PVT) fluctuations than FETs and thus, the resulting DCC circuit provides a relatively smaller change in DCC correction range with PVT fluctuations than the known DCC circuit topology that employs FETs. The linear resistors may be provided in parallel with the switches and in series with a pair of FETs having relatively large resistance values. The linear resistors provide resistance that pulls-up or pulls-down the pulse width of the input signal so as to provide correction to the duty cycle of the input signal.
摘要翻译：提供了一种占空比校正（DCC）电路，其中已知DCC电路拓扑中的成对的场效应晶体管（FET）被连接到DCC电路的开关的线性电阻器代替，使得当开关断开时，输入信号被路由通过线性电阻。线性电阻器比FET更容忍工艺，电压和温度（PVT）波动，因此，所得到的DCC电路与使用FET的已知DCC电路拓扑结构相比，具有PVT波动的DCC校正范围相对较小的变化。线性电阻器可以与开关并联设置并且与具有相对较大电阻值的一对FET串联。线性电阻器提供上拉或下拉输入信号的脉冲宽度的电阻，以便对输入信号的占空比提供校正。

10. 发明授权

US07322001B2 Apparatus and method for automatically self-calibrating a duty cycle circuit for maximum chip performance 有权
标题翻译：用于自动自校准占空比电路以实现最大芯片性能的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US07322001B2
公开(公告)日：2008-01-22
申请号：US11242677
申请日：2005-10-04
申请人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Jieming Qi
发明人： David W. Boerstler , Eskinder Hailu , Jieming Qi
IPC分类号： G01R31/28 , H03K3/017
CPC分类号： H03K5/1565 , G01R31/31727 , G01R31/3187
摘要： An apparatus and method for automatically calibrating a duty cycle circuit for maximum performance. A chip level built-in circuit automatically calibrates the duty cycle correction (DCC) circuit setting for each chip. The chip level built-in circuit includes a clock generation macro unit, a simple duty cycle correction (DCC) circuit, an array slice and built-in self test unit, and a DCC circuit controller. A built-in self-test provides results, i.e. pass or fail, of an array to the DCC circuit controller. If the result of the built-in self test is a pass, then the current DCC circuit controller's DCC control bit setting is set as the setting for the chip. If the result from the built-in self test is a fail, the DCC circuit controller's DCC control bits setting is incremented to a next setting and the self-test is performed again.
摘要翻译：一种用于自动校准占空比电路以实现最大性能的装置和方法。芯片级内置电路自动校准每个芯片的占空比校正（DCC）电路设置。芯片级内置电路包括时钟生成宏单元，简单占空比校正（DCC）电路，阵列片和内置自检单元以及DCC电路控制器。内置的自检向DCC电路控制器提供阵列的结果，即通过或失败。如果内置自检的结果是通过，则将当前DCC电路控制器的DCC控制位设置设置为芯片的设置。如果内置自检的结果为失败，DCC电路控制器的DCC控制位设置将增加到下一个设置，并再次执行自检。

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