JP2001024487A - 50% duty compensating circuit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a 50% duty compensating circuit compensating a duty after the distribution of clocks as 50%. SOLUTION: This circuit is provided with a reference pulse signal generating means 10 for receiving an output pulse signal OUT2 of a clock distribution system operating based on a clock, and for generating a pulse signal REF being a reference delayed by 1/2 of one cyclic time of the output pulse signal OUT2 and a pulse width adjusting means 20 for adjusting the pulse width of the output pulse signal OUT2 for removing any phase difference between the rising of a pulse signal REF generated by the reference pulse signal generating means and the falling of the output pulse OUT2 of the clock distribution system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a 50% duty compensating circuit, and more particularly to a 50% duty compensating circuit which compensates a duty after distributing a clock to 50%.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a clock used in a computer system generally uses a rising edge 101 of a pulse as shown in FIG. However, in recent years,
The falling edge 102 of the pulse may be used. This is because other processing can be executed during the pulse duration Tp. In this case, the duty cycle after the clock distribution system (Tp
/ T, T = 1 cycle time) must be set to 50%.

As an example of a response to such a request, there is a proposal in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 02-119410 (high-accuracy 50% duty cycle control device). This proposal is of an analog type using an operational amplifier and a resistor, and compensates the duty of the output signal of the duty adjustment circuit to 50%.

[0004]

However, the method disclosed by this proposal has a problem that the duty after clock distribution is not compensated.
In addition, there is also a problem that it is susceptible to noise due to the analog system.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a device which is resistant to noise and has a duty ratio of 50% after clock distribution.
An object of the present invention is to provide a 0% duty compensation circuit.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention receives an output pulse signal OUT2 of a clock distribution system which operates based on a clock, and receives one-half of one cycle time of the output pulse signal OUT2. A reference pulse signal generating means for generating a reference pulse signal REF delayed by a predetermined time, and a reference pulse signal REF generated by the reference pulse signal generating means.
And the output pulse signal OU of the clock distribution system
Characterized in that a pulse width adjusting means for adjusting the pulse width of the output pulse signal OUT2 so as to eliminate the phase difference between the falling of the T2.

By doing so, it becomes as shown in FIG. 2, and the pulse width of the output pulse signal OUT2 is adjusted so that the phases of the falling edge De1 of the output pulse signal OUT2 and the rising edge Re3 of the pulse reference signal REF match. Then, duty Tp1 (pulse duration) / T (one cycle time) = 50%.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiment. [I] Explanation of the Concept of the Present Invention First, the concept of the present invention will be explained based on the block diagram shown in FIG. 1 and the time chart shown in FIG. FIG.
1, the 50% duty compensation circuit of the present invention includes a reference signal generation unit 10 and a pulse width adjustment unit 20.
Reference numeral 30 denotes a clock distribution system.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the reference signal generator 10 receives a signal OUT2 obtained by feeding back the output of the clock distribution system 30 and delays the signal OUT2 by a half time Td1 of one cycle time T of the signal OUT2. Reference pulse signal RE
F is generated by the first variable delay unit 11. here,
T = Td1 + Td2, Td1 = Td2, and Tp1 are pulse durations.

In the reference signal generator 10, a second variable delay unit 12 generates a second reference pulse signal REF2 further delayed by a time Td2 from the reference pulse signal REF. Then, as a step S1, a phase comparator
The phase of the rising edge Re1 of the signal OUT2 and the phase of the rising edge Re2 of the second reference pulse signal REF2 are compared by the first phase comparator 13 in FIG.

In step S2, the pulse width adjusting unit 20 uses the phase comparator (the second phase comparator 24 in FIG. 3) to detect the rising edge Re3 of the reference pulse signal REF and the signal OU.
The phases of the falling edge De1 of T2 are compared and the phases are matched. In this case, the pulse duration Tp1 becomes の of one cycle time T (Tp1 = T / 2), and the duty becomes 50% (Tp / T = 50%). Therefore, even after the clock is distributed, the duty is surely set to 50.
%.

[II] First Embodiment (1) Configuration of the present embodiment Next, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

Reference signal generator 10 The reference signal generator 10 includes a first variable delay 11 and a second
, And a first phase comparator 13. First variable delay device 11: output signal of clock distribution system 30
OUT2 is input, and a signal REF obtained by delaying the signal OUT2 is output (see FIG. 4A). The second variable delay unit 12 receives the output signal REF of the first variable delay unit 11 and delays the signal REF.
F2 is output (see FIG. 4A). First phase comparator 13: a signal for controlling first and second variable delay units 11 and 12 from input signal REF and signal OUT2
Outputs UD2.

The pulse width adjusting unit 20 includes a differentiating circuit 21, a third variable delay unit 22, an RS latch 23, and a second phase comparator 24.
And Differentiating circuit 21: Inputs a pulse input signal IN and outputs a signal dt having a reduced pulse width (see FIG. 5A). The third variable delay unit 22 receives the output signal dt of the differentiating circuit 21 and outputs a signal dt ′ obtained by delaying the signal dt (see FIG. 5A). RS latch 23: The signal dt and the signal d
t ′ is input, and an output signal OUT1 is output (see FIG. 5A). Second phase comparator 24: input signal REF clock (FIG. 5
(A), a signal UD1 for controlling the third variable delay unit 22 is output.

The differential circuit 21, the RS latch 23, the variable delay units 11, 12, 22 and the phase comparator 13,
24 use a digital circuit, and have a feature of being resistant to noise. Further, since those circuit configurations are well known to those skilled in the art and are not directly related to the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(2) Operation of this embodiment The operation of this embodiment is divided into two phases: "generation of reference signal" and "adjustment of pulse width".

FIG. 4 is a timing chart showing the operation of the reference signal generator 10. An input signal OUT2, which is an “output pulse signal” from the clock distribution system 30, passes through the first and second variable delay units 11 and 12, and becomes an output signal REF2.
2 and the input signal OUT2 are input to the first phase comparator 13. The first phase comparator 13 operates the first and second variable delay units 1 so that the phase difference between the signal REF2 and the signal OUT2 is eliminated.
The control signal UD2 to the control signals 1 and 12 is output.

The signal REF2 and the signal OUT2 are equal to the delay time of the first and second variable delay units 11 and 12 for one cycle time T in total.
When there is no phase difference. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, when the delay time of the first variable delay unit 11 is Td1 and the delay time of the second variable delay unit 12 is Td2, Td
1 + Td2 = 1T, and since Td1 = Td2, the first
The output signal REF of the variable delay device 11 is one more than the signal OUT2.
The signal is delayed by half of the cycle time T.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing the operation of adjusting the pulse width. The pulse input signal IN is input to the differentiating circuit 21 to generate an output signal dt in which the pulse width of the signal IN is reduced. The signal dt is input to the third variable delay unit 22 and the signal dt
Is output as a signal dt ′. A signal OUT1 which is input to the RS latch 23 and rises at the same timing as the rise of the signal dt and falls at the same timing as the rise of the signal dt 'is generated. Assuming that the delay time of the variable delay unit 12 is Td2, the pulse width is Td2.

The signal OUT2 whose OUT1 has passed through the clock distribution system 30 fluctuates in pulse width compared to OUT1. Assuming that this variation is Tcd, the pulse width of the signal OUT2 is Td1 + Tcd
It is. • Signal OUT3 and signal R, which are obtained by inverting signal OUT2 with an inverter
EF is input to the second phase comparator 24. -The second phase comparator 24 outputs the control signal UD1 to the third variable delay unit 22 so that the phase difference between the signal OUT3 and the signal REF is eliminated. The phase difference between the signal OUT3 and the signal REF disappears at Td1
= Td2 + Tcd. Since Td1 = 1 / 2T (half of one cycle time), the duty of the signal OUT2 becomes 50% at this time.

[III] Second Embodiment FIG. 6 is a block diagram of this embodiment. The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that an inverter 41 and a NOR circuit 42 are inserted into the RS latch 23 (see FIG. 3).
The point is that the performance of the latch 23 is improved.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart in the case where both the pulse of the signal dt and the pulse of the signal dt 'are both high because the delay time Td1 of the second variable delay unit 12 is short (see FIG. 5 and FIG. 5). Compared).

In the configuration of the first embodiment (FIG. 3), the signal OUT
1 rises at the rise of the signal dt and falls at the fall of the signal dt '(see FIG. 5A), and thus may not operate as expected.

Therefore, both the signal dt and the signal dt 'are High.
It is necessary to control so that it does not become. 6, the signal OUT1 rises at the rise of the signal dt and falls at the rise of the signal dt ', as shown in FIG. 7, so that both the signal dt and the signal dt' may be high. Become.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, a signal is generated by delaying the signal fed back from the output of the clock distribution system 30 by half the cycle time, and the falling of the input signal is generated from the signal. Thus, the duty can be set to 50%. In addition, since a digital circuit is used, there is an effect of increasing noise resistance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the concept of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a time chart illustrating the concept of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a time chart of a reference signal generation unit constituting the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a time chart of a pulse width adjusting unit constituting the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a time chart of a pulse width adjusting unit constituting the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram clearly showing one cycle time of a pulse, a duration of the pulse, a rise, a fall, a duty, and the like.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DH 50% duty compensation circuit 10 Reference signal generation unit 11 First variable delay unit 12 Second variable delay unit 13 First phase comparator 20 Pulse width adjustment unit 21 Differentiating circuit 22 Third variable delay unit 23 RS latch 24 second phase comparator 30 clock distribution system

Claims (2)

[Claims] A reference pulse signal generating means for receiving an output pulse signal of a clock distribution system operating based on a clock and generating a reference pulse signal delayed by a half of one cycle time of the output pulse signal; Pulse width adjusting means for adjusting the pulse width of the output pulse signal so as to eliminate a phase difference between the rise of the reference pulse signal generated by the reference pulse signal generating means and the fall of the output pulse signal of the clock distribution system. A 50% duty compensation circuit, comprising: A first delay circuit for delaying an output pulse of the clock distribution system by の of one cycle time; and a reference pulse signal generating means for further outputting an output pulse of the first delay circuit for another cycle. 2. The 50% duty compensation circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a second delay circuit that delays by a half of the time.