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1. 发明授权

US07810000B2 Circuit timing monitor having a selectable-path ring oscillator 失效
标题翻译：具有可选路径环形振荡器的电路定时监视器
公开(公告)号：US07810000B2
公开(公告)日：2010-10-05
申请号：US11559436
申请日：2006-11-14
申请人： Hung C. Ngo , Gary D. Carpenter , Alan J. Drake , Jente B. Kuang
发明人： Hung C. Ngo , Gary D. Carpenter , Alan J. Drake , Jente B. Kuang
IPC分类号： G01R31/3181 , G01R31/30
CPC分类号： G01R31/31727 , G01R31/31725 , G01R31/31726
摘要： An in-circuit timing monitor having a selectable-path ring oscillator circuit provides delay and performance measurements in an actual circuit environment. A test mode signal is applied to a digital circuit to de-select a given functional input signal applied to a functional logic block within the digital circuit and replace it with feedback coupled from an output of the functional logic block, when test mode operation is selected. The signal path from the de-selected input to the output is selected so that the signal path will oscillate, and a characteristic frequency or phase of the output signal is measured to determine the delay. Other inputs to the functional logic block are set to a predetermined set of logic values. The selection may be made at a register preceding the digital inputs or made in the first level of logic of the functional logic block.
摘要翻译：具有可选路径环形振荡器电路的在线定时监视器在实际电路环境中提供延迟和性能测量。测试模式信号被施加到数字电路以取消选择施加到数字电路内的功能逻辑块的给定功能输入信号，并且当选择测试模式操作时，将其与从功能逻辑块的输出耦合的反馈替换。选择从选择输入到输出的信号路径，使得信号路径振荡，并且测量输出信号的特征频率或相位以确定延迟。将功能逻辑块的其他输入设置为预定的一组逻辑值。可以在数字输入之前的寄存器处进行选择，或者在功能逻辑块的逻辑的第一级中进行选择。

2. 发明申请

US20080115019A1 Circuit Timing Monitor Having A Selectable-Path Ring Oscillator 失效
标题翻译：具有可选择路径环形振荡器的电路定时监视器
公开(公告)号：US20080115019A1
公开(公告)日：2008-05-15
申请号：US11559436
申请日：2006-11-14
申请人： Hung C. Ngo , Gary D. Carpenter , Alan J. Drake , Jente B. Kuang
发明人： Hung C. Ngo , Gary D. Carpenter , Alan J. Drake , Jente B. Kuang
IPC分类号： G01R31/28
CPC分类号： G01R31/31727 , G01R31/31725 , G01R31/31726
摘要： An in-circuit timing monitor having a selectable-path ring oscillator circuit provides delay and performance measurements in an actual circuit environment. A test mode signal is applied to a digital circuit to de-select a given functional input signal applied to a functional logic block within the digital circuit and replace it with feedback coupled from an output of the functional logic block, when test mode operation is selected. The signal path from the de-selected input to the output is selected so that the signal path will oscillate, and a characteristic frequency or phase of the output signal is measured to determine the delay. Other inputs to the functional logic block are set to a predetermined set of logic values. The selection may be made at a register preceding the digital inputs or made in the first level of logic of the functional logic block.
摘要翻译：具有可选路径环形振荡器电路的在线定时监视器在实际电路环境中提供延迟和性能测量。测试模式信号被施加到数字电路以取消选择施加到数字电路内的功能逻辑块的给定功能输入信号，并且当选择测试模式操作时，将其与从功能逻辑块的输出耦合的反馈替换。选择从选择输入到输出的信号路径，使得信号路径振荡，并且测量输出信号的特征频率或相位以确定延迟。将功能逻辑块的其他输入设置为预定的一组逻辑值。可以在数字输入之前的寄存器处进行选择，或者在功能逻辑块的逻辑的第一级中进行选择。

3. 发明授权

US07288975B2 Method and apparatus for fail-safe and restartable system clock generation 失效
公开(公告)号：US07288975B2
公开(公告)日：2007-10-30
申请号：US11260563
申请日：2005-10-27
申请人： Hung C. Ngo , Gary D. Carpenter , Fadi H. Gebara , Jente B. Kuang
发明人： Hung C. Ngo , Gary D. Carpenter , Fadi H. Gebara , Jente B. Kuang
IPC分类号： H03L7/06
CPC分类号： H03L7/18 , G06F1/04
摘要： A method and apparatus for fail-safe and restartable system clock generation provides recovery from failures due to incorrect clock generator settings or from marginal clock distribution components. Clock failure is detected at a point along the clock distribution path between the output of the clock generator and the downstream circuits. If a clock failure is detected, a second clock, which may be the clock generator reference clock, is used to operate the downstream circuits. The clock generator, which may be a phase-lock loop, is then restarted, either with a predetermined loop filter voltage at which downstream circuits are guaranteed to operate, or with a divider setting on the output of the clock generator that reduces the frequency so that downstream circuits are guaranteed to operate. Parameters of the clock generator can thereby be reset and operating conditions determined before restoring the output of the clock generator to the downstream circuits.

4. 发明申请

US20080122490A1 Circular Edge Detector 失效
标题翻译：圆形边缘检测器
公开(公告)号：US20080122490A1
公开(公告)日：2008-05-29
申请号：US11563888
申请日：2006-11-28
申请人： Jerry C. Kao , Jente B. Kuang , Alan J. Drake , Gary D. Carpenter , Fadi H. Gebara
发明人： Jerry C. Kao , Jente B. Kuang , Alan J. Drake , Gary D. Carpenter , Fadi H. Gebara
IPC分类号： H03K5/22
CPC分类号： H03K5/1534
摘要： A circular edge detector on an integrated circuit including a plurality of edge detector cells, each of the plurality of edge detector cells having an input select block operable to receive a data signal and a previous cell signal and to generate a present cell signal, and a state capture block operably connected to receive the present cell signal. The present cell signal of each of the plurality of edge detector cells is provided to a next of the plurality of edge detector cells as the previous cell signal for the next of the plurality of edge detector cells, and the present cell signal from a last edge detector cell is provided to a first edge detector cell as the previous cell signal for the first edge detector cell.
摘要翻译：在包括多个边缘检测器单元的集成电路上的圆形边缘检测器，所述多个边缘检测器单元中的每一个具有可操作以接收数据信号和先前信元信号并产生当前信元信号的输入选择块，以及状态捕捉块可操作地连接以接收当前信元信号。将多个边缘检测器单元中的每一个的当前单元信号提供给多个边缘检测器单元中的下一个，作为用于下一个边缘检测器单元的先前单元信号，并且来自最后边沿的当前单元信号检测器单元被提供给第一边缘检测器单元作为用于第一边缘检测器单元的先前单元信号。

5. 发明申请

US20100102854A1 CIRCULAR EDGE DETECTOR 失效
标题翻译：圆形边缘检测器
公开(公告)号：US20100102854A1
公开(公告)日：2010-04-29
申请号：US12621763
申请日：2009-11-19
申请人： Jerry C. Kao , Jente B. Kuang , Alan J. Drake , Gary D. Carpenter , Fadi H. Gebara
发明人： Jerry C. Kao , Jente B. Kuang , Alan J. Drake , Gary D. Carpenter , Fadi H. Gebara
IPC分类号： H03K5/22
CPC分类号： H03K5/1534
摘要： A circular edge detector on an integrated circuit including a plurality of edge detector cells, each of the plurality of edge detector cells having an input select block operable to receive a data signal and a previous cell signal and to generate a present cell signal, and a state capture block operably connected to receive the present cell signal. The present cell signal of each of the plurality of edge detector cells is provided to a next of the plurality of edge detector cells as the previous cell signal for the next of the plurality of edge detector cells, and the present cell signal from a last edge detector cell is provided to a first edge detector cell as the previous cell signal for the first edge detector cell.
摘要翻译：在包括多个边缘检测器单元的集成电路上的圆形边缘检测器，所述多个边缘检测器单元中的每一个具有可操作以接收数据信号和先前信元信号并产生当前信元信号的输入选择块，以及状态捕捉块可操作地连接以接收当前信元信号。将多个边缘检测器单元中的每一个的当前单元信号提供给多个边缘检测器单元中的下一个，作为用于下一个边缘检测器单元的先前单元信号，并且来自最后边沿的当前单元信号检测器单元被提供给第一边缘检测器单元作为用于第一边缘检测器单元的先前单元信号。

6. 发明授权

US07759980B2 Circular edge detector for measuring timing of data signals 失效
标题翻译：用于测量数据信号定时的圆形边缘检测器
公开(公告)号：US07759980B2
公开(公告)日：2010-07-20
申请号：US11563888
申请日：2006-11-28
申请人： Jerry C. Kao , Jente B. Kuang , Alan J. Drake , Gary D. Carpenter , Fadi H. Gebara
发明人： Jerry C. Kao , Jente B. Kuang , Alan J. Drake , Gary D. Carpenter , Fadi H. Gebara
IPC分类号： H03K5/22
CPC分类号： H03K5/1534
摘要： A circular edge detector on an integrated circuit including a plurality of edge detector cells, each of the plurality of edge detector cells having an input select block operable to receive a data signal and a previous cell signal and to generate a present cell signal, and a state capture block operably connected to receive the present cell signal. The present cell signal of each of the plurality of edge detector cells is provided to a next of the plurality of edge detector cells as the previous cell signal for the next of the plurality of edge detector cells, and the present cell signal from a last edge detector cell is provided to a first edge detector cell as the previous cell signal for the first edge detector cell.
摘要翻译：在包括多个边缘检测器单元的集成电路上的圆形边缘检测器，所述多个边缘检测器单元中的每一个具有可操作以接收数据信号和先前信元信号并产生当前信元信号的输入选择块，以及状态捕捉块可操作地连接以接收当前信元信号。将多个边缘检测器单元中的每一个的当前单元信号提供给多个边缘检测器单元中的下一个，作为用于下一个边缘检测器单元的先前单元信号，并且来自最后边沿的当前单元信号检测器单元被提供给第一边缘检测器单元作为用于第一边缘检测器单元的先前单元信号。

7. 发明授权

US07719315B2 Programmable local clock buffer 失效
标题翻译：可编程本地时钟缓冲器
公开(公告)号：US07719315B2
公开(公告)日：2010-05-18
申请号：US11554666
申请日：2006-10-31
申请人： Hung C. Ngo , Jente B. Kuang , James D. Warnock , Dieter F. Wendel
发明人： Hung C. Ngo , Jente B. Kuang , James D. Warnock , Dieter F. Wendel
IPC分类号： H03K19/00
CPC分类号： G06F1/10 , G01R31/318552
摘要： A programmable clock generator circuit receives control signals and a global clock and generates a pulsed data clock and a scan clock in response to gating signals. The clock generator has data clock and scan clock feed-forward paths and a single feedback path. Delay control signals program delay elements in the feedback path and logic gates reshape and generate a feedback clock signal. The global clock and the feedback clock signal are combined to generates a pulsed local clock signal. A scan clock feed-forward circuit receives the local clock and generates the scan clock. A data clock feed-forward circuit receives the local clock and generates the data clock with a logic controlled delay relative to the local clock signal. The feedback clock is generated with controlled delay thereby modifying the pulse width of the data and scan clocks independent of the controlled delay of the data clock feed-forward path.
摘要翻译：可编程时钟发生器电路接收控制信号和全局时钟，并响应门控信号产生脉冲数据时钟和扫描时钟。时钟发生器具有数据时钟和扫描时钟前馈路径和单个反馈路径。延迟控制信号在反馈路径中的程序延迟元件和逻辑门重新形成并产生反馈时钟信号。全局时钟和反馈时钟信号被组合以产生脉冲本地时钟信号。扫描时钟前馈电路接收本地时钟并产生扫描时钟。数据时钟前馈电路接收本地时钟并产生相对于本地时钟信号的逻辑控制延迟的数据时钟。以受控的延迟产生反馈时钟，从而修改数据的脉冲宽度和扫描时钟，而与数据时钟前馈路径的受控延迟无关。

8. 发明申请

US20080201672A1 CASCADED PASS-GATE TEST CIRCUIT WITH INTERPOSED SPLIT-OUTPUT DRIVE DEVICES 失效
标题翻译：带插入式分接输出驱动器件的嵌入式门电路测试电路
公开(公告)号：US20080201672A1
公开(公告)日：2008-08-21
申请号：US11762257
申请日：2007-06-13
申请人： Ching-Te Chuang , Jente B. Kuang , Hung C. Ngo
发明人： Ching-Te Chuang , Jente B. Kuang , Hung C. Ngo
IPC分类号： G06F17/50
CPC分类号： G01R31/31725
摘要： A cascaded pass-gate test circuit including interposed split-output drive devices provides accurate measurement of critical timing parameters of pass gates. The rise time and fall time of signals passed through the pass gate can be separately measured in a ring oscillator or one-shot delay line configuration. Inverters or other buffer circuits are provided as drive devices to couple the pass gates in cascade. The final complementary tree in each drive device is split so that the only one of the output pull-down transistor or pull-up transistor is connected to the next pass gate input, while the other transistor is connected to the output of the pass gate. The result is that the state transition associated with the device connected to the pass gate input is dominant in the delay, while the other state transition is propagated directly to the output of the pass gate, bypassing the pass gate.
摘要翻译：包括插入式分离输出驱动装置的级联通过栅极测试电路提供对通孔的临界定时参数的精确测量。通过通过门的信号的上升时间和下降时间可以在环形振荡器或单稳态延迟线配置中单独测量。逆变器或其它缓冲电路被提供作为驱动装置来串联耦合通过门。每个驱动装置中的最终互补树被分开，使得输出下拉晶体管或上拉晶体管中的唯一一个连接到下一个通过栅极输入，而另一个晶体管连接到通过栅极的输出端。结果是，与连接到通过栅极输入的器件相关联的状态转变在延迟中是主要的，而另一个状态转变直接传播到通过栅极的输出，绕过通过栅极。

9. 发明申请

US20080100360A1 PULSED LOCAL CLOCK BUFFER (LCB) CHARACTERIZATION RING OSCILLATOR 失效
标题翻译：脉冲本地时钟缓冲器（LCB）特征振荡器
公开(公告)号：US20080100360A1
公开(公告)日：2008-05-01
申请号：US11553014
申请日：2006-10-26
申请人： Hung C. Ngo , Jente B. Kuang , James D. Warnock , Dieter F. Wendel
发明人： Hung C. Ngo , Jente B. Kuang , James D. Warnock , Dieter F. Wendel
IPC分类号： H03K3/017
CPC分类号： H03K3/017 , G01R31/31727 , G06F1/10 , H03K3/0315 , H03K5/133 , H03K5/135 , H03K5/156
摘要： In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a local clock buffer (LCB) fabricated in a semiconductor receives a global clock signal as input. The LCB implements a pulse width controller that is operationally coupled to the LCB and an output driver forming a ring oscillator. The output driver outputs a pulse width adjusted signal. The pulse width of the pulse width adjusted signal is adjustable by way of the pulse width controller and is related in frequency to the global clock signal. A second ring oscillator (also referred to as the nclk loop) can also be implemented to server as the global clock signal. The pulse width controller can be used to precisely adjust the pulse width of the pulse width adjusted signal. A pulse width multiplier can be implemented to allow direct observation and measurement of the pulse width of the pulse width adjusted signal.
摘要翻译：在本发明的示例性实施例中，在半导体中制造的本地时钟缓冲器（LCB）接收全局时钟信号作为输入。 LCB实现了可操作地耦合到LCB的脉冲宽度控制器和形成环形振荡器的输出驱动器。输出驱动器输出脉宽调整信号。脉冲宽度调整信号的脉冲宽度可通过脉冲宽度控制器进行调节，并与频率相关于全局时钟信号。第二个环形振荡器（也称为nclk回路）也可以实现为服务器作为全局时钟信号。脉冲宽度控制器可用于精确调整脉宽调整信号的脉宽。可以实现脉冲宽度乘法器，以便直接观察和测量脉冲宽度调整信号的脉冲宽度。

10. 发明授权

US06975134B2 Buffer/driver circuits 失效
标题翻译：缓冲/驱动电路
公开(公告)号：US06975134B2
公开(公告)日：2005-12-13
申请号：US10821048
申请日：2004-04-08
申请人： Jente B. Kuang , Hung C. Ngo , Kevin J. Nowka
发明人： Jente B. Kuang , Hung C. Ngo , Kevin J. Nowka
IPC分类号： H03K17/16 , H03K19/00 , H03K19/003 , H03K19/017
CPC分类号： H03K19/00361 , H03K19/0016 , H03K19/01721
摘要： A buffer/driver having large output devices for driving multiple loads is configured with three parallel paths. The first logic path is made of small devices and is configured to provide the logic function of the buffer/driver without the ability to drive large loads. Second and third logic paths have the logic function of the first logic path up to the last inverting stage. The last inverting stage in each path is a single device for driving the logic states of the buffer output. The second and third logic paths have power-gating that allows the input to the pull-up and pull-down devices to float removing gate-leakage voltage stress. When the second and third logic paths are power-gated, the first logic path provides a keeper function to hold the logic state of the buffer output. The buffer/driver may be an inverter, non-inverter, or provide a multiple input logic function.
摘要翻译：具有用于驱动多个负载的大输出装置的缓冲器/驱动器配置有三个并行路径。第一个逻辑路径由小型设备组成，并配置为提供缓冲器/驱动器的逻辑功能，而无需驱动大负载。第二和第三逻辑路径具有直到上一个反相级的第一逻辑路径的逻辑功能。每个路径中的最后一个反相级是用于驱动缓冲区输出逻辑状态的单个器件。第二和第三逻辑路径具有电源门控，允许上拉和下拉器件的输入漂移去除栅极泄漏电压应力。当第二和第三逻辑路径是电源门控时，第一逻辑路径提供保持器功能以保持缓冲器输出的逻辑状态。缓冲器/驱动器可以是逆变器，非逆变器，或提供多输入逻辑功能。

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