CN101149967A - Memorizer control circuit and method - Google Patents

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CN101149967A
CN101149967A CNA2006101542968A CN200610154296A CN101149967A CN 101149967 A CN101149967 A CN 101149967A CN A2006101542968 A CNA2006101542968 A CN A2006101542968A CN 200610154296 A CN200610154296 A CN 200610154296A CN 101149967 A CN101149967 A CN 101149967A
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The memory control circuit comprises a phase detecting module for detecting the phase difference between a data stroboflash signature and a clock signature, a control module for producing a group of control signatures according to the phase difference, the group of signatures is correspondent to the phase difference, a latch module for latching the write-in data carried by a data signature according the rising/falling edge of the data stroboflash signature, an odd-even data separator for conducting odd-even data separation process to the write-in data to produce a data separation signal which carries odd-even data corresponding to the write-in data, and a delay wire module for regulating the delay of the odd/even data according to the group of control signatures, the delay of the odd-even data is correspondent to the group of control signatures.

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Memorizer control circuit and method
Technical field
(random access memory, control RAM) especially particularly relates to a kind of memorizer control circuit and method to the present invention relates to random access memory.
Background technology
Along with development of information industry, the correlation technique of semiconductor subassembly also progresses greatly day by day.(random access memory RAM) in writing/speed of reading of data, double-speed data transmission (double data rate, DDR) The Application of Technology have occurred then in order to promote random access memory.The random access memory of using this technology is so-called double-speed random access memory (DDR RAM).
The data access of traditional random access memory is corresponding to a particular edge in each cycle in a plurality of cycles of clock signal, for example: rising edge (rising edge).Because the data access of double-speed random access memory is corresponding to the rising edge and the falling edge (falling edge) in each cycle in a plurality of cycles of clock signal, so if the clock signal that uses same frequency is as the running benchmark, then the data access speed of double-speed random access memory is the twice of the data access speed of traditional random access memory.
The double-speed random access memory has been used data stroboscopic (data strobe) signal that the is different from clock signal foundation as access data, and the above-mentioned just so-called DQS signal of data stroboscopic signal, its signal form is known in the art.As shown in Figure 1, when a write command WR was output, a plurality of recurrent pulses should appear in data stroboscopic signal DQS after entering a low level; The rising edge of these recurrent pulses and falling edge can be used as D0, the D1 of data signals DQ contained (carry), the foundation that data such as D2, D3... are written into the storage unit (memory cell) in the storer.In addition, appear at these recurrent pulses this low level part before among the data stroboscopic signal DQS and be called preamble (preamble), as shown in Figure 1.In addition, the rising edge of clock signal VCLK when write command WR assigns to the time interval (time interval) between data stroboscopic signal DQS first rising edge after this preamble is defined as T DQSS
In some cases, for example: but when the frequency of clock signal VCLK has been enhanced that some signal delay is not partly dealt carefully with in the Circuits System, can't guarantee that just data stroboscopic signal DQS meets specific standard.In case time interval T DQSSDo not meet the defined scope of above-mentioned specific standard, can't guarantee that just the contained data of data signals DQ finally can be by write storage unit correctly.
Summary of the invention
Therefore one of purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of memorizer control circuit and method, to address the above problem.
Provide a kind of memorizer control circuit in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.This memorizer control circuit includes: a phase detecting module is used for detecting the phase differential between a data stroboscopic (data strobe) signal and the clock signal; One control module is coupled to this phase detecting module, is used for producing one group of controlling signal according to this phase differential, wherein should organize controlling signal corresponding to this phase differential; One latchs (latch) module, is used for latching according to the rising edge/falling edge of this data stroboscopic signal the data that write of a data signals contained (carry); One odd and even data separation vessel is coupled to this latch module, is used for that this is write data and carries out the odd and even data separating treatment, and to produce a data separating signal, wherein this data separating signal is loaded with the strange/even data that writes data corresponding to this; And variable delay line (adjustable delay line) module, be coupled to this odd and even data separation vessel and this control module, be used for adjusting according to this group controlling signal the delay of the contained strange/even data of this data separating signal, retardation that wherein should strange/even data is organized controlling signal corresponding to this.
The present invention also provides a kind of memory control methods accordingly when above-mentioned memorizer control circuit is provided.This memory control methods includes: detect the phase differential between a data stroboscopic signal and the clock signal; Produce one group of controlling signal according to this phase differential, wherein should organize controlling signal corresponding to this phase differential; According to the rising edge/falling edge of this data stroboscopic signal latch a data signals contained write data; This is write data carry out the odd and even data separating treatment, to produce a data separating signal, wherein this data separating signal is loaded with the strange/even data that writes data corresponding to this; And adjust the delay of the contained strange/even data of this data separating signal according to this group controlling signal, retardation that wherein should strange/even data is organized controlling signal corresponding to this.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of existing data stroboscopic signal and data signals.
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of the memorizer control circuit that one embodiment of the invention provided.
Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of the implementation detail of a part of assembly shown in Figure 2.
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100 Memorizer control circuit
110 Phase detecting module
112-1,112-2 Receiving element
114 Postpone the controller that coincide
114-1,114-2 Lag line
116 Phase detectors
120 Control module
132 Latch module
132-0,132-1,...,132-15 Latch
134,144 Buffer module
134-0,134-1,...,134-15 Impact damper
136 The odd and even data separation vessel
142 The adjustable delay wire module
142-0,142-1,...,142-31 Variable delay line
146 The xy switch module
VCLK Clock signal
T The cycle of clock signal
WR Write command
DQS Data stroboscopic signal
T DQSS Time interval
Ctrl Controlling signal
DQ Data signals
DQ(0),DQ(1),..., DQ(15) A plurality of positions of data signals
D0,D1,D2,D3 Write data
SRWD The data separating signal
SRWD(0), SRWD(1),...,SRWD(31) A plurality of positions of data separating signal
SRWD_adj Postpone adjusted data separating signal
SRWDWREN Odd and even data writes enable signal
XY_SW Select signal
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Please refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of the memorizer control circuit 100 that a preferred embodiment of the present invention provided, wherein memorizer control circuit 100 includes a phase detecting module 110, a control module 120, latchs (latch) module 132, a buffer module 134, an odd and even data separation vessel 136, a variable delay line (adjustable delay line) module 142, a buffer module 144 and a switch module, and wherein this switch module is xy switch module 146 in present embodiment.As shown in Figure 2, phase detecting module 110 includes two receiving element 112-1 and 112-2, postpones coincide controller 114 and phase detectors 116, and the controller 114 that wherein postpones to coincide includes at least one lag line (delayline); In present embodiment, the controller 114 that postpones to coincide includes lag line 114-1 and 114-2, and each lag line includes a plurality of delay cell (not shown)s.
Phase detecting module 110 can detect the phase differential between above-mentioned data stroboscopic (data strobe) signal DQS and the above-mentioned clock signal VCLK.In phase detecting module shown in Figure 2 110, two receiving element 112-1 and 112-2 be receive clock signal VCLK and data stroboscopic signal DQS respectively, the identical controller 114 of delay then controllable delay line 114-1 comes delayed clock signal VCLK, and controllable delay line 114-2 comes delayed data stroboscopic signal DQS; By the control that postpones identical controller 114, the retardation between clock signal VCLK and the data stroboscopic signal DQS can properly be controlled in the particular range.So, the controller 114 detection foundation that the clock signal VCLK that exported after the control and data stroboscopic signal DQS can be used as phase detectors 116 that postpones to coincide of postpone coincideing.So phase detectors 116 just detect this phase differential according to clock signal VCLK and the data stroboscopic signal DQS that the identical controller 114 of delay is exported.
In addition, control module 120 produces one group of controlling signal Ctrl according to this phase differential, and wherein controlling signal Ctrl is corresponding to this phase differential.According to present embodiment, control module 120 is a code translator, and can decipher to produce controlling signal Ctrl according to this phase differential.In addition, latch module 132 can be come the data that write of latch data signal DQ contained (carry) according to rising edge/falling edge of data stroboscopic signal DQS, carries out buffered for buffer module 134.So this after 136 pairs of buffered of odd and even data separation vessel writes data and carry out the odd and even data separating treatment, to produce a data separating signal SRWD, wherein data separating signal SRWD is loaded with the strange/even data that writes data corresponding to this.
According to the present invention, adjustable delay wire module 142 wherein is somebody's turn to do the retardation of strange/even data corresponding to controlling signal Ctrl according to the delay that controlling signal Ctrl adjusts the contained strange/even data of data separating signal SRWD.As previously described, controlling signal Ctrl is corresponding to this phase differential, so the retardation of this strange/even data is also corresponding to this phase differential.By above-mentioned adjustable delay controlling mechanism, the adjusted data separating signal of adjustable delay wire module 142 output delaies SRWD_adj, wherein postpone adjusted data separating signal SRWD_adj corresponding to data separating signal SRWD, and be loaded with the strange/even data after the delay.So, postpone adjusted data separating signal SRWD_adj and be input to buffer module 144 for buffered.
As shown in Figure 2, buffer module 144 writes activation (enable) signal SRWDWREN according to odd and even data the strange/even data after postponing is cushioned control; When odd and even data write enable signal SRWDWREN and is in an activation state, buffer module 144 can export the strange/even data after this delay to xy switch module 146.So xy switch module 146 can be exported strange/even data after this delay according at least one selection signal XY_SW, for the storage unit of write store.Above-mentioned odd and even data writes enable signal SRWDWREN and selects signal XY_SW to be known in the art, so do not give unnecessary details its details at this.
According to present embodiment, the implementation detail of a part of assembly shown in Figure 2 as shown in Figure 3.Latch module 132 include a plurality of 132-0 of latching, 132-1 ... with 132-15, respectively a plurality of DQ (0), the DQ (1) of corresponding data signal DQ ..., with DQ (15), wherein each latch 132-i (i=0,1 ..., 15) come the position DQ (i) of latch data signal DQ according to data stroboscopic signal DQS.Latch 132-0,132-1 ..., with position DQ (0), the DQ (1) of the latched data signal DQ of 132-15 institute ..., with DQ (15) respectively by impact damper 134-0,134-1 corresponding in the buffer module 134 ..., and 134-15 be output to odd and even data separation vessel 136, to carry out the odd and even data separating treatment.Data separating signal SRWD after the odd and even data separating treatment have a plurality of SRWD (0), SRWD (1) ..., with SRWD (31).
As shown in Figure 3, adjustable delay wire module 142 include a plurality of variable delay line 142-0,142-1 ... with 142-31, correspond respectively to data separating signal SRWD a plurality of SRWD (0), SRWD (1) ..., with SRWD (31), each variable delay line 142-j wherein (j=0,1 ..., 31) include a plurality of delay cell (not shown)s.According to present embodiment, each variable delay line 142-j is by the output of selecting the delay cell of corresponding controlling signal Ctrl in its a plurality of delay cells, can apply the position SRWD (j) of the retardation of (apply) corresponding controlling signal Ctrl, as position SRWD_adj (j) corresponding in the middle of the adjusted data separating signal SRWD_adj of delay in data separating signal SRWD.
One of benefit of the present invention is that the present invention can solve the time interval T in the prior art, in data stroboscopic signal DQS DQSSCan't guarantee when not being inconsistent specification that the contained data of data signals DQ can be by the problem of write storage unit correctly.
Control by phase difference detection mechanism provided by the present invention and to the adjustable delay of data separation signal SRWD, no matter data stroboscopic signal DQS is in leading situation of signal or the backward situation of signal, memorizer control circuit of the present invention and method can be adjusted data separating signal SRWD accordingly, make the time interval that postpones the contained strange/even data appearance of adjusted data separating signal SRWD_adj keep unanimity; That is to say that the present invention can keep the size of the data separating signal window (SRWD window) that postpones adjusted data separating signal SRWD_adj, be not subjected to data stroboscopic signal DQS to be in the influence of the leading situation of signal or the situation of signal backwardness.Therefore, postponing the contained strange/even data of adjusted data separating signal SRWD_adj can be by normally by the storage unit in buffer module 144 and xy switch module 146 write stories.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all equalizations of doing according to claim of the present invention change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.

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1. memorizer control circuit, it includes:
One phase detecting module is used for detecting the phase differential between a data stroboscopic signal and the clock signal;
One control module is coupled to this phase detecting module, is used for producing one group of controlling signal according to this phase differential, wherein should organize controlling signal corresponding to this phase differential;
One latch module, be used for rising edge/falling edge according to this data stroboscopic signal latch a data signals contained write data;
One odd and even data separation vessel is coupled to this latch module, is used for that this is write data and carries out the odd and even data separating treatment, and to produce a data separating signal, wherein this data separating signal is loaded with the strange/even data that writes data corresponding to this; And
One adjustable delay wire module is coupled to this odd and even data separation vessel and this control module, is used for adjusting according to this group controlling signal the delay of the contained strange/even data of this data separating signal, and retardation that wherein should strange/even data is organized controlling signal corresponding to this.
2. memorizer control circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein this data signals is the DQ signal, and this data stroboscopic signal is the DQS signal.
3. memorizer control circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein this phase detecting module includes:
Two receiving elements are used for receiving this clock signal and this data stroboscopic signal respectively; And
One phase detectors are coupled to this two receiving element, are used for detecting this phase differential.
4. memorizer control circuit as claimed in claim 3, wherein this phase detecting module also includes:
One postpones the controller that coincide, and is coupled to the central at least one receiving element of this two receiving element, and the identical controller of this delay includes at least one lag line, is used for postponing this clock signal and/or this data stroboscopic signal;
Wherein these phase detectors detect this phase differential according to this clock signal and/or this data stroboscopic signal that this at least one lag line postponed.
5. memorizer control circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein this control module is a code translator, is used for deciphering to produce this group controlling signal according to this phase differential.
6. memorizer control circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein this this latch module includes a plurality of latching, respectively to a plurality of positions that should data signals.
7. memorizer control circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein this adjustable delay wire module includes a plurality of variable delay lines, correspond respectively to a plurality of position of this data separating signal, and each variable delay line applies to the retardation that should organize controlling signal in a position of this data separating signal.
8. memorizer control circuit as claimed in claim 7, wherein each variable delay line in this adjustable delay wire module includes a plurality of delay cells.
9. memorizer control circuit as claimed in claim 1, it also includes:
One buffer module is coupled to this adjustable delay wire module, is used for the strange/even data after postponing is cushioned control.
10. memorizer control circuit as claimed in claim 9, it also includes:
One switch module is coupled to this buffer module, be used for according at least one selection signal export after this delays very/even data.
11. a memory control methods, it includes:
Detect the phase differential between a data stroboscopic signal and the clock signal;
Produce one group of controlling signal according to this phase differential, wherein should organize controlling signal corresponding to this phase differential;
According to the rising edge/falling edge of this data stroboscopic signal latch a data signals contained write data;
This is write data carry out the odd and even data separating treatment, to produce a data separating signal, wherein this data separating signal is loaded with the strange/even data that writes data corresponding to this; And
Adjust the delay of the contained strange/even data of this data separating signal according to this group controlling signal, retardation that wherein should strange/even data is organized controlling signal corresponding to this.
12. memory control methods as claimed in claim 11, wherein this data signals is the DQ signal, and this data stroboscopic signal is the DQS signal.
13. memory control methods as claimed in claim 11, the step that wherein detects the phase differential between this data stroboscopic signal and this clock signal also includes:
Receive this clock signal and this data stroboscopic signal respectively;
Utilize at least one lag line to postpone this clock signal and/or this data stroboscopic signal; And
Detect this phase differential according to this clock signal and/or this data stroboscopic signal that this at least one lag line postponed.
14. memory control methods as claimed in claim 11 wherein also includes according to the step that this phase differential produces this group controlling signal:
Decipher to produce this group controlling signal according to this phase differential.
15. memory control methods as claimed in claim 11 wherein latchs the contained step that writes data of this data signals according to the rising edge/falling edge of this data stroboscopic signal and also includes:
Utilize a plurality of latch this data signals contained write data, this a plurality of latching respectively wherein to a plurality of positions that should data signals.
16. memory control methods as claimed in claim 11 wherein also includes according to the step that this group controlling signal is adjusted the delay of the contained strange/even data of this data separating signal:
Utilize a plurality of variable delay lines to adjust the delay of the contained strange/even data of this data separating signal, wherein these a plurality of variable delay lines correspond respectively to a plurality of position of this data separating signal, and each variable delay line applies the retardation that should organize controlling signal in a position of this data separating signal.
17. memory control methods as claimed in claim 16, wherein each variable delay line includes a plurality of delay cells.
18. memory control methods as claimed in claim 11, it also includes:
Strange/even data after postponing is cushioned control.
19. memory control methods as claimed in claim 18, it also includes:
Utilize a switch module with export according at least one selection signal after this delays very/even data.
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