CN105845179A - Measuring circuit and measuring method for data establishing time of storage - Google Patents

Measuring circuit and measuring method for data establishing time of storage Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN105845179A
CN105845179A CN201610242235.0A CN201610242235A CN105845179A CN 105845179 A CN105845179 A CN 105845179A CN 201610242235 A CN201610242235 A CN 201610242235A CN 105845179 A CN105845179 A CN 105845179A
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
clock signal
data
memorizer
clock
input
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
CN201610242235.0A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Other versions
CN105845179B (en
Inventor
李云艳
杨光华
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp
Original Assignee
Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp filed Critical Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp
Priority to CN201610242235.0A priority Critical patent/CN105845179B/en
Publication of CN105845179A publication Critical patent/CN105845179A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CN105845179B publication Critical patent/CN105845179B/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/10Programming or data input circuits
    • G11C16/102External programming circuits, e.g. EPROM programmers; In-circuit programming or reprogramming; EPROM emulators
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/32Timing circuits

Landscapes

  • Tests Of Electronic Circuits (AREA)
  • For Increasing The Reliability Of Semiconductor Memories (AREA)

Abstract

The invention discloses a measuring circuit for data establishing time of storage. The measuring circuit comprises a first D trigger, wherein an output data is sent to a data input end of the storage under the control of the first clock signal; a data output end of the storage is connected with the data input end of a second D trigger and is used for outputting under the control of a third clock signal; a second clock signal is connected with a clock input end of the storage; the third clock signal is connected with the clock input end of the second D trigger; multistage buffers are serially connected into a buffer serial circuit which is used for outputting the first, second and third clock signals and adjusting deviation values among the first, second and third clock signals; the data establishing time of the storage can be acquired by gradually approaching the magnitude setting of the deviation values of the first, second and third clock signals. The invention also discloses a measuring circuit for the data establishing time of the storage. According to the method provided by the invention, the measuring precision can be increased.

Description

The measuring circuit of the data setup time of memorizer and measuring method
Technical field
The present invention relates to semiconductor integrated circuit field, particularly relate to the data setup time of a kind of memorizer (Setup) measuring circuit;The invention still further relates to the measuring method of the data setup time of a kind of memorizer.
Background technology
As it is shown in figure 1, be the schematic diagram of the data setup time of memorizer;The data input pin of memorizer connects data Input signal Data, input end of clock connects clock input signal CLK, at the rising edge of clock input signal CLK, Memorizer outfan output data.The condition that memorizer to realize correctly exporting is data input signal Data Must be maintained for stable, at clock before a data setup time of the rising edge of distance clock input signal CLK In data setup time before the rising edge of input signal CLK, the signal of change will not be output.
Setup is time delay between two dotted lines in FIG, as shown in Figure 1, as shown in Figure 1, when data input letter When number Data width more than the setup time before the rising edge of clock input signal CLK all keeps constant, At this moment output signal is correct;And when data input signal Data is before the rising edge of clock input signal CLK The Setup time width in when just changing, at this moment output signal is by incorrect.
The method of the Setup value of existing test memorizer is defeated by board additional data input signal Data and clock Enter signal CLK, approach data input signal Data and clock input signal CLK rising edge to test Setup value.
Existing method of testing is by board, the impact of the factors such as probe card (probe card) and test line, precision Not high enough.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved is to provide the measuring circuit of the data setup time of a kind of memorizer, can carry High measuring accuracy.To this end, the present invention also provides for the measuring method of the data setup time of a kind of memorizer.
For solving above-mentioned technical problem, the measuring circuit of the data setup time of the memorizer that the present invention provides includes:
First d type flip flop, its data output end is connected to the data input pin of memorizer;Described first d type flip flop Data input pin connects input data, and the input end of clock of described first d type flip flop connects the first clock signal.
Second d type flip flop, the data output end of described memorizer connects the data input pin of the second d type flip flop;Described The data output end output data of the second d type flip flop.
Second clock signal is connected to the input end of clock of described memorizer.
3rd clock signal is connected to the input end of clock of described second d type flip flop.
Buffer series circuit, is formed by multi-stage buffer series connection, the previous stage buffering in described buffer series circuit The outfan of device is connected to the input of rear stage buffer, prolonging of the buffers at different levels in described buffer series circuit Shi Xiangtong.
Clock input signal is connected to the input of the first order buffer of described buffer series circuit, when described first Clock signal, described second clock signal and described 3rd clock signal are by the corresponding progression of described buffer series circuit Buffer exports, and the frequency of described first clock signal, described second clock signal and described 3rd clock signal joint is all Equal to the frequency of described clock input signal, when described first clock signal, described second clock signal and the described 3rd The deviant of the rising edge between clock signal is multiplied by the time delay of first-level buffer device corresponding to the progression difference between buffer.
Described input data are latched in described first d type flip flop, described at the rising edge of described first clock signal During input data variation, the rising edge of described first clock signal is made to be ahead of the inclined of described second clock signal rising edge Shifting value is the first deviant, and the rising edge of described second clock signal is ahead of the inclined of described 3rd rising edge clock signal Shifting value is the second deviant, and described second deviant is set greater than the data setup time of described second d type flip flop, The data setup time of described memorizer is obtained by regulating the size Step wise approximation of described first deviant, described first When deviant is more than or equal to the data setup time of described memorizer, described output data are correct;Described first deviant During less than the data setup time of described memorizer, described output data are incorrect.
Further improving and be, the buffers at different levels of described buffer series circuit include 3 outfans the most respectively, 3 Individual outfan is defeated respectively as described first clock signal, described second clock signal and described 3rd clock signal joint Going out end, each outfan includes a switch, by the first clock signal described in described on-off control, described the Two clock signals and the output of described 3rd clock signal joint.
Further improving is that described second clock signal is connected to described storage by a d type flip flop delay cell The input end of clock of device.
Further improving is that described 3rd clock signal is connected to described second by a d type flip flop delay cell The input end of clock of d type flip flop.
For solving above-mentioned technical problem, the measuring method of the data setup time of the memorizer that the present invention provides includes as follows Step:
Step one, add described clock input signal to described buffer series circuit, from described buffer series circuit Export described first clock signal, described second clock signal and described 3rd clock signal.
The data input pin of described first d type flip flop is input data into described in step 2, addition.
Step 3, being changed described input data, described second deviant is set greater than described 2nd D and triggers The data setup time of device, obtains the data of described memorizer by regulating the size Step wise approximation of described first deviant Setting up the time, when described first deviant is more than or equal to the data setup time of described memorizer, described output data are just Really;When described first deviant is less than the data setup time of described memorizer, described output data are incorrect.
Further improving and be, the buffers at different levels of described buffer series circuit include 3 outfans the most respectively, 3 Individual outfan is defeated respectively as described first clock signal, described second clock signal and described 3rd clock signal joint Going out end, each outfan includes a switch, by the first clock signal described in described on-off control, described the Two clock signals and the output of described 3rd clock signal joint.
The present invention test circuit peripheral clock input signal and input data be not directly connected to memorizer time Clock input and data input pin, but believed by the inside formed after clock input signal is changed with multiple buffers Number realize the test of the data setup time to memorizer, therefore it is outside to eliminate board, probe card and test line etc. The factor impact on test result, so the present invention can improve measuring accuracy.
Accompanying drawing explanation
The present invention is further detailed explanation with detailed description of the invention below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the data setup time of memorizer;
Fig. 2 is the measuring circuit figure of the data setup time of memorizer.
Detailed description of the invention
As in figure 2 it is shown, be the measuring circuit figure of the data setup time of memorizer 2, embodiment of the present invention memorizer 2 The measuring circuit of data setup time include:
First d type flip flop 1, its data output end i.e. D end is connected to the data input pin i.e. A end of memorizer 2, the One d type flip flop 1 represents with DFF1 in fig. 2, and memorizer Mem represents;The number of described first d type flip flop 1 Connecting input data A according to input, the input end of clock i.e. CLK end of described first d type flip flop 1 connects the first clock Signal CLKI.
Second d type flip flop 3, the second d type flip flop 3 represents with DFF2 in fig. 2, and the data of described memorizer 2 are defeated Go out end i.e. Q end and connect the data input pin i.e. D end of the second d type flip flop 3;The data of described second d type flip flop 3 are defeated Go out end i.e. Q end output data Q.
Second clock signal CLKM is connected to the input end of clock i.e. CLK end of described memorizer 2.Preferably, second Clock signal clk M is connected to the input end of clock i.e. CLK of described memorizer 2 by a d type flip flop delay cell 4 End, d type flip flop delay cell represents with DFFD in fig. 2.
3rd clock signal clk O is connected to the input end of clock i.e. CLK end of described second d type flip flop 3.Preferably, 3rd clock signal clk O is connected to the clock of described second d type flip flop 3 by a d type flip flop delay cell 5 Input i.e. CLK end.
Buffer series circuit, is connected by multi-stage buffer 6 and is formed, and the previous stage in described buffer series circuit is delayed The outfan rushing device 6 is connected to the input of rear stage buffer 6, the bufferings at different levels in described buffer series circuit The time delay of device 6 is identical.
Clock input signal CLK is connected to the input of the first order buffer 6 of described buffer series circuit, described First clock signal clk I, described second clock signal CLKM and described 3rd clock signal clk O are by described buffer The buffer 6 of the corresponding progression of series circuit exports, described first clock signal clk I, described second clock signal The frequency of CLKM and described 3rd clock signal clk O joint is equal to the frequency of described clock input signal CLK, described First clock signal clk I, rising edge between described second clock signal CLKM and described 3rd clock signal clk O Deviant i.e. phase contrast be multiplied by the time delay of first-level buffer device 6 corresponding to the progression difference between buffer 6.
Described input data A are latched into described first d type flip flop 1 at the rising edge of described first clock signal clk I In, when described input data A change, make the rising edge of described first clock signal clk I be ahead of described second The deviant of clock signal clk M rising edge is the first deviant, and the rising edge of described second clock signal CLKM is advanced Deviant in described 3rd clock signal clk O rising edge is the second deviant, and described second deviant is set to greatly In the data setup time of described second d type flip flop 3, obtain by regulating the size Step wise approximation of described first deviant To the data setup time of described memorizer 2, described first deviant is set up more than or equal to the data of described memorizer 2 During the time, described output data are correct;When described first deviant is less than the data setup time of described memorizer 2, Described output data are incorrect.
The buffers at different levels 6 of described buffer series circuit include that 3 outfans, 3 outfans are made respectively the most respectively For described first clock signal clk I, described second clock signal CLKM and described 3rd clock signal clk O joint defeated Go out end, each outfan include one switch 7, by described switch 7 control described first clock signal clk I, Described second clock signal CLKM and the output of described 3rd clock signal clk O joint.
The measuring method of the data setup time of embodiment of the present invention memorizer comprises the steps:
Step one, add described clock input signal CLK to described buffer series circuit, connect from described buffer Circuit output described first clock signal clk I, described second clock signal CLKM and described 3rd clock signal clk O.
Step 2, add the described input data A data input pin to described first d type flip flop 1.
Step 3, being changed described input data A, described second deviant is set greater than described 2nd D and touches Send out the data setup time of device 3, obtain described memorizer 2 by regulating the size Step wise approximation of described first deviant Data setup time, when described first deviant is more than or equal to the data setup time of described memorizer 2, described defeated Go out data correct;When described first deviant is less than the data setup time of described memorizer 2, described output data are not Correctly.
Understand as shown in Figure 2, the clock input signal CLK of embodiment of the present invention test circuit peripheral and input data A is not directly connected to input end of clock and the data input pin of memorizer 2, but by by clock input signal CLK The internal signal formed after changing with multiple buffers 6 realizes the test of the data setup time to memorizer 2, i.e. The output signal of clock signal clk I, CLKM and CLKO and the first d type flip flop 1 is all internal signal, can eliminate The external factor impacts on test result such as board, probe card and test line, so the embodiment of the present invention can improve survey Examination precision.
Above by specific embodiment, the present invention is described in detail, but these have not constituted the limit to the present invention System.Without departing from the principles of the present invention, those skilled in the art it may also be made that many deformation and improves, this Also should be regarded as protection scope of the present invention a bit.

Claims (6)

1. the measuring circuit of the data setup time of a memorizer, it is characterised in that including:
First d type flip flop, its data output end is connected to the data input pin of memorizer;Described first d type flip flop Data input pin connects input data, and the input end of clock of described first d type flip flop connects the first clock signal;
Second d type flip flop, the data output end of described memorizer connects the data input pin of the second d type flip flop;Described The data output end output data of the second d type flip flop;
Second clock signal is connected to the input end of clock of described memorizer;
3rd clock signal is connected to the input end of clock of described second d type flip flop;
Buffer series circuit, is formed by multi-stage buffer series connection, the previous stage buffering in described buffer series circuit The outfan of device is connected to the input of rear stage buffer, prolonging of the buffers at different levels in described buffer series circuit Shi Xiangtong;
Clock input signal is connected to the input of the first order buffer of described buffer series circuit, when described first Clock signal, described second clock signal and described 3rd clock signal are by the corresponding progression of described buffer series circuit Buffer exports, and the frequency of described first clock signal, described second clock signal and described 3rd clock signal joint is all Equal to the frequency of described clock input signal, when described first clock signal, described second clock signal and the described 3rd The deviant of the rising edge between clock signal is multiplied by the time delay of first-level buffer device corresponding to the progression difference between buffer;
Described input data are latched in described first d type flip flop, described at the rising edge of described first clock signal During input data variation, the rising edge of described first clock signal is made to be ahead of the inclined of described second clock signal rising edge Shifting value is the first deviant, and the rising edge of described second clock signal is ahead of the inclined of described 3rd rising edge clock signal Shifting value is the second deviant, and described second deviant is set greater than the data setup time of described second d type flip flop, The data setup time of described memorizer is obtained by regulating the size Step wise approximation of described first deviant, described first When deviant is more than or equal to the data setup time of described memorizer, described output data are correct;Described first deviant During less than the data setup time of described memorizer, described output data are incorrect.
2. the measuring circuit of the data setup time of memorizer as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: described The buffers at different levels of buffer series circuit include 3 outfans the most respectively, and 3 outfans are respectively as described first Clock signal, described second clock signal and the outfan of described 3rd clock signal joint, each outfan includes One switch, by the first clock signal, described second clock signal and described 3rd clock described in described on-off control The output of signal joint.
3. the measuring circuit of the data setup time of memorizer as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: described Second clock signal is connected to the input end of clock of described memorizer by a d type flip flop delay cell.
4. the measuring circuit of the data setup time of memorizer as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: described 3rd clock signal is connected to the input end of clock of described second d type flip flop by a d type flip flop delay cell.
5. use the method that the measuring circuit of the data setup time of memorizer as claimed in claim 1 measures, It is characterized in that, comprise the steps:
Step one, add described clock input signal to described buffer series circuit, from described buffer series circuit Export described first clock signal, described second clock signal and described 3rd clock signal;
The data input pin of described first d type flip flop is input data into described in step 2, addition;
Step 3, being changed described input data, described second deviant is set greater than described 2nd D and triggers The data setup time of device, obtains the data of described memorizer by regulating the size Step wise approximation of described first deviant Setting up the time, when described first deviant is more than or equal to the data setup time of described memorizer, described output data are just Really;When described first deviant is less than the data setup time of described memorizer, described output data are incorrect.
6. method as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that: the buffers at different levels of described buffer series circuit Including 3 outfans the most respectively, 3 outfans are respectively as described first clock signal, described second clock signal With the outfan of described 3rd clock signal joint, each outfan includes a switch, by described on-off control Described first clock signal, described second clock signal and the output of described 3rd clock signal joint.
CN201610242235.0A 2016-04-19 2016-04-19 The measuring circuit and measurement method of the data setup time of memory Active CN105845179B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN201610242235.0A CN105845179B (en) 2016-04-19 2016-04-19 The measuring circuit and measurement method of the data setup time of memory

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN201610242235.0A CN105845179B (en) 2016-04-19 2016-04-19 The measuring circuit and measurement method of the data setup time of memory

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN105845179A true CN105845179A (en) 2016-08-10
CN105845179B CN105845179B (en) 2019-10-11

Family

ID=56590098

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CN201610242235.0A Active CN105845179B (en) 2016-04-19 2016-04-19 The measuring circuit and measurement method of the data setup time of memory

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CN (1) CN105845179B (en)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN107068192A (en) * 2017-03-31 2017-08-18 上海华虹宏力半导体制造有限公司 Local clock pulses generation circuit for the time-ordered measurement of memory
CN109300500A (en) * 2017-07-25 2019-02-01 旺宏电子股份有限公司 The data managing method and system of memory device

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101131864A (en) * 2006-08-22 2008-02-27 奇梦达北美公司 Method and circuit for transmitting a memory clock signal
US20090323447A1 (en) * 2008-06-27 2009-12-31 Hynix Semiconductor Inc. Apparatus for measuring data setup/hold time

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101131864A (en) * 2006-08-22 2008-02-27 奇梦达北美公司 Method and circuit for transmitting a memory clock signal
US20090323447A1 (en) * 2008-06-27 2009-12-31 Hynix Semiconductor Inc. Apparatus for measuring data setup/hold time

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN107068192A (en) * 2017-03-31 2017-08-18 上海华虹宏力半导体制造有限公司 Local clock pulses generation circuit for the time-ordered measurement of memory
CN109300500A (en) * 2017-07-25 2019-02-01 旺宏电子股份有限公司 The data managing method and system of memory device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN105845179B (en) 2019-10-11

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US7675439B2 (en) Serial/parallel data conversion apparatus and method thereof
US8686754B2 (en) Configurable lane architecture in source synchronous systems
US20140372652A1 (en) Simulation card and i2c bus testing system with simulation card
US8994425B2 (en) Techniques for aligning and reducing skew in serial data signals
US9535120B2 (en) Integrated circuit and method for establishing scan test architecture in integrated circuit
US9577648B2 (en) Semiconductor device and method for accurate clock domain synchronization over a wide frequency range
US20220221513A1 (en) Chip, chip testing method and electronic device
CN101848007A (en) The apparatus and method that are used for the digital adaptive equalizer of serial receiver
US8775693B2 (en) SD/SDIO host controller
CN107068192A (en) Local clock pulses generation circuit for the time-ordered measurement of memory
CN105629159B (en) The measuring circuit of the data setup time of d type flip flop
CN105845179A (en) Measuring circuit and measuring method for data establishing time of storage
CN102967819B (en) High speed test circuit and method
US20120280696A1 (en) Test chip and chip test system using the same
CN105629158A (en) Measuring circuit of data keeping time of D triggers
US9148155B1 (en) Clock distribution architecture for integrated circuit
US9837170B2 (en) Systems and methods for testing performance of memory modules
US20070152716A1 (en) Clock signal detector
CN202583376U (en) I/O detection system of FPGA development board
CN107395198A (en) A kind of clock data recovery device and method
US10771048B2 (en) Measurement of the duration of a pulse
KR102076770B1 (en) Semiconductor device
US20140239971A1 (en) Debugging circuit and circuit board using same
CN105718402B (en) Programmable timing generator
CN207304522U (en) Numerically-controlled oscillator and time-to-digit converter

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
C06 Publication
PB01 Publication
C10 Entry into substantive examination
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
GR01 Patent grant
GR01 Patent grant