KR100528379B1 - 클록신호분배시스템 - Google Patents

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KR100528379B1
KR100528379B1 KR1019980703248A KR19980703248A KR100528379B1 KR 100528379 B1 KR100528379 B1 KR 100528379B1 KR 1019980703248 A KR1019980703248 A KR 1019980703248A KR 19980703248 A KR19980703248 A KR 19980703248A KR 100528379 B1 KR100528379 B1 KR 100528379B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L7/00—Arrangements for synchronising receiver with transmitter
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
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    • G01R31/319—Tester hardware, i.e. output processing circuits
    • G01R31/31917—Stimuli generation or application of test patterns to the device under test [DUT]
    • G01R31/31922—Timing generation or clock distribution
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/04—Generating or distributing clock signals or signals derived directly therefrom
    • G06F1/10—Distribution of clock signals, e.g. skew
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03L—AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES
    • H03L7/00—Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation
    • H03L7/06—Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop
    • H03L7/07—Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop using several loops, e.g. for redundant clock signal generation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H03L7/00—Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation
    • H03L7/06—Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop
    • H03L7/08—Details of the phase-locked loop
    • H03L7/081—Details of the phase-locked loop provided with an additional controlled phase shifter
    • H03L7/0812—Details of the phase-locked loop provided with an additional controlled phase shifter and where no voltage or current controlled oscillator is used
    • H03L7/0816—Details of the phase-locked loop provided with an additional controlled phase shifter and where no voltage or current controlled oscillator is used the controlled phase shifter and the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement being connected to a common input
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L7/00—Arrangements for synchronising receiver with transmitter
    • H04L7/0008—Synchronisation information channels, e.g. clock distribution lines

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  • Synchronisation In Digital Transmission Systems (AREA)
  • Stabilization Of Oscillater, Synchronisation, Frequency Synthesizers (AREA)
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US08/581,000 US5712883A (en) 1996-01-03 1996-01-03 Clock signal distribution system
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PCT/US1996/019621 WO1997025795A1 (en) 1996-01-03 1996-12-10 Clock signal distribution system

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