TW201306488A - All-digital clock data recovery device and transceiver implemented thereof - Google Patents

All-digital clock data recovery device and transceiver implemented thereof Download PDF

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TW201306488A
TW201306488A TW100126572A TW100126572A TW201306488A TW 201306488 A TW201306488 A TW 201306488A TW 100126572 A TW100126572 A TW 100126572A TW 100126572 A TW100126572 A TW 100126572A TW 201306488 A TW201306488 A TW 201306488A
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The present invention relates to an all-digital clock data recovery (CDR) which is implemented by a digital filter and a digitally controlled oscillator. The CDR of the present invention comprises a phase detector producing a digital sequence of data and a digital sequence of edge by sampling the serial data stream with a clock, a de-serializer transforming the digital sequences of data and edge into n-bit bus, a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) implemented by a multi-stage chain of inverters having a variable resistance switching matrix wherein the resistance of each element of the variable resistance switching matrix is varied in such a way that the supply current being fed to each inverter is controlled in pursuant to a digital control code, and thereby producing a clock whose oscillation frequency is updated and fed to the phase detector, a digital synthesis control logic circuit generating a thermometer-code-type digital control code out of the n-bit data and n-bit edge from the de-serializer wherein the thermometer-code-type digital control code is fed to the DCO, and a 2-bit direct forward path directly controlling the frequency of the clock being produced by the DCO with an operating speed which is faster than the digital synthesis control logic circuit by n times.

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數位時脈資料恢復器及其相關收發器Digital clock data recovery device and its associated transceiver

本發明涉及串列資料通信方式中從資料位元流(bit stream)輸入恢復時脈信號及資料的時脈資料恢復器(clock data recovery; CDR)及其相關收發器(transceiver),尤其是時脈資料恢復器的所有電路中無類比電路,僅由數位電路組成。The invention relates to a clock data recovery (CDR) and a related transceiver (transceiver) for recovering clock signals and data from a bit stream input in a serial data communication mode, in particular, There is no analog circuit in all circuits of the pulse data restorer, which consists only of digital circuits.

最近每秒十億位元(GB/s)的高速序列介面(serial link)通信方式開始普及,序列介面收發器被裝在單一晶片內,這些序列介面方式晶片對晶片(chip-to-chip)通信中為了防止收信側另行傳送時脈信號,通過通信頻道只傳送資料。因此,為了處理每秒十億位元的串列資料位元輸入需要從串列資料位元取出時脈資訊與資料資訊的時脈資料恢復(CDR)。Recently, a high-speed serial link communication method of one billion bits per GB (GB/s) has begun to spread, and serial interface transceivers are mounted in a single chip. These serial interface methods are chip-to-chip. In the communication, in order to prevent the receiving side from transmitting the clock signal separately, only the data is transmitted through the communication channel. Therefore, in order to process the bit data bit input of one billion bits per second, it is necessary to extract the clock data recovery (CDR) of the clock information and the data information from the serial data bit.

現在業界一般採用通過類比電路組成電壓控制振盪器(VCO; voltage controlled oscillator)與電荷泵鎖相環電路(CPPLL; charge pump phase-locked loop)方式。Nowadays, the industry generally adopts a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO; voltage controlled oscillator) and a charge pump phase-locked loop (CPPLL).

圖1說明業界通常使用的電荷泵鎖相環。Figure 1 illustrates a charge pump phase locked loop commonly used in the industry.

參考圖1就可得知,傳統方式時脈資料恢復(CDR)電路由相位檢測器(10)、頻率檢測器(20)與電壓控制振盪器(VCO; voltage controlled oscillator; 30)及電荷激勵電路(40)組成,傳統方式時脈資料恢復電路的相位檢測器(10)通過VCO(30)提供的時脈對串列資料位元流進行採樣,檢測資料與邊緣值以及採樣資料的相位。Referring to FIG. 1, the conventional clock data recovery (CDR) circuit is composed of a phase detector (10), a frequency detector (20), a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), and a charge excitation circuit. (40) Composition, the phase detector (10) of the conventional clock data recovery circuit samples the serial data bit stream through the clock provided by the VCO (30), and detects the phase of the data and the edge value and the sampled data.

此時,若相位測值發生延遲則說明當前的時脈頻率慢,發生上升(UP)信號,開啟電晶體(42)、關閉電晶體(43),起動電荷泵,增大電容(41)的兩端電壓。 結果,電壓控制振盪器(30)的施加電壓變大,因此振盪器的恢復時脈頻率經調諧變大。At this time, if the phase measurement is delayed, the current clock frequency is slow, a rising (UP) signal occurs, the transistor (42) is turned on, the transistor (43) is turned off, the charge pump is activated, and the capacitance (41) is increased. Voltage at both ends. As a result, the applied voltage of the voltage controlled oscillator (30) becomes large, and thus the recovery clock frequency of the oscillator is tuned to become large.

與此相反,若相位檢測器(10)採樣時刻的相位太快,就需使時脈頻率變小,發生下降(DN)信號,電荷激勵電路(40)為了降低電容(41)的兩端電壓起著電荷引出(pull down)作用。On the contrary, if the phase of the phase detector (10) is too fast, the clock frequency needs to be made smaller, a falling (DN) signal is generated, and the charge excitation circuit (40) is used to lower the voltage across the capacitor (41). It acts as a pull down.

如上所述,傳統方式時脈資料恢復電路回饋(feedback)電壓控制振盪器(30)的輸出,監控串列資料信號的檢測相位,從而對恢復時脈進行細調。此時,若信號輸入端恢復時脈的頻率與串列資料登錄頻率之間有顯著誤差,頻率檢測器(20)就跟通過鎖定(lock)及參考(reference)時脈頻率對資料進行強制採樣。As described above, the conventional mode clock recovery circuit feeds back the output of the voltage controlled oscillator (30), monitors the detected phase of the serial data signal, and fine-tunes the recovery clock. At this time, if there is a significant error between the frequency of the signal input and the serial data registration frequency, the frequency detector (20) will force the sampling of the data by the lock and reference clock frequencies. .

如上所述的傳統CPPLL(charge pump phase-locked loop)方式時脈資料恢復電路由類比電路或類比-數位混合電路組成。 即,傳統方式中相位檢測器(10)與頻率檢測器(20)由數位電路組成,圖1中的右側結構電壓控制振盪器(VCO; 30)及驅動電荷激勵電路(40)通常為由類比電路所組成的類比-數位混合電路。The conventional CPPLL (charge pump phase-locked loop) mode clock recovery circuit is composed of an analog circuit or an analog-digital hybrid circuit. That is, in the conventional manner, the phase detector (10) and the frequency detector (20) are composed of digital circuits, and the right-side structure voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO; 30) and the driving charge excitation circuit (40) in FIG. 1 are generally analogous. An analog-digital hybrid circuit composed of circuits.

但隨著最近半導體積體電路的集成度變得越來越複雜,設計規則(design rule)將被縮小為一百納米以下,邏輯閘氧化膜厚度也按照比例法則被減小為數納米或十納米範圍。However, with the recent integration of semiconductor integrated circuits becoming more and more complex, the design rule will be reduced to less than one hundred nanometers, and the thickness of the logic gate oxide film is also reduced to several nanometers or ten nanometers according to the law of proportionality. range.

半導體積體電路上的電容通常為邏輯閘氧化膜電容,若邏輯閘氧化膜的厚度被減小為納米級別,傳統方式構成電荷激勵電路(40)的電容(41)將發生洩漏電流(leakage current)顯著增加的問題。 因此,電壓控制振盪器(30)的控制電壓會受到洩漏電流的影響,納米級別的半導體工程中通過細調恢復時脈的工程極不容易。The capacitance on the semiconductor integrated circuit is usually a logic gate oxide film capacitor. If the thickness of the logic gate oxide film is reduced to the nanometer level, the capacitor (41) that constitutes the charge excitation circuit (40) in the conventional manner will have a leakage current (leakage current). ) A significant increase in the problem. Therefore, the control voltage of the voltage controlled oscillator (30) is affected by the leakage current, and the engineering of fine-tuning the recovery of the clock in the nano-scale semiconductor engineering is extremely difficult.

況且,適用一百納米以下比例縮小設計規則的半導體積體電路中電源電壓小於1.0 V,結果將無法生成圖1所示電荷激勵電路(40)所需的電流源(current source; 45)。Moreover, the power supply voltage in the semiconductor integrated circuit using the design rule of a reduction ratio of 100 nm or less is less than 1.0 V, and as a result, the current source (45) required for the charge excitation circuit (40) shown in Fig. 1 cannot be generated.

若想利用MOS電晶體生成電流源,應使電晶體工作在飽和模式(saturation mode)下,為此電源線與接地線之間至少需要1.0 V以上電壓。If you want to use a MOS transistor to generate a current source, you should operate the transistor in a saturation mode. At least 1.0 V or more is required between the power line and the ground line.

因此,限制使用1.0 V以下電源電壓的一百納米以下積體電路工程中將很難構成類比電路方式電荷激勵電路。Therefore, it is difficult to form an analog circuit type charge excitation circuit in an integrated circuit project of less than one hundred nanometers that uses a power supply voltage of 1.0 V or less.

技術課題Technical issues

因此,本發明的第一目的為,提供通過數位電路組成類比電路方式電荷激勵電路及電壓控制振盪器電路並對所有時脈資料恢復器進行數位電路化的技術。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a technique for forming an analog circuit type charge excitation circuit and a voltage control oscillator circuit by digital circuits and digitally circuiting all of the clock data restorers.

本發明的第二目的為,當通過數位電路或數位濾波器把電荷激勵電路及電壓控制振盪器電路變換成數位電路時,為量化誤差造成的抖動(jitter)問題與數位濾波器自身動作特性慢等問題提供解決方案及其構成結構。A second object of the present invention is to provide a jitter problem caused by quantization error and a slow action characteristic of a digital filter when a charge excitation circuit and a voltage control oscillator circuit are converted into a digital circuit by a digital circuit or a digital filter. And other issues provide solutions and their structure.

本發明的第三目的為,提供通過硬體方式控制數控振盪器的電路結構大小的電路構成與最小化尖峰脈衝並以相同間隔均衡(equalize)頻率調諧步驟的方法及其電路。A third object of the present invention is to provide a circuit configuration for controlling the circuit structure size of a numerically controlled oscillator by a hardware method and a method of minimizing spikes and equalizing a frequency tuning step at the same interval and a circuit thereof.

本發明說明對所有時脈資料恢復器進行數位電路化的方法,解決模擬半導體積體電路中由洩漏電流(leakage current)所引起的抖動(jitter)問題,即使電源電壓設計被限制為小於1.0V,電路動作也不發生任何問題。另外,本發明為時脈資料恢復器的數位電路化過程中發生的諸多技術課題提供解決方法。The present invention describes a method of digitally circuiting all clock data recoverers to solve the jitter problem caused by leakage current in an analog semiconductor integrated circuit, even if the power supply voltage design is limited to less than 1.0V. The circuit does not have any problems. In addition, the present invention provides a solution to many technical problems occurring in the digital circuit process of the clock data recovery device.

為了達到上述目的,本發明中的時脈資料恢復器數位濾波器構成電荷激勵電路,用數控振盪器(DCO; digitally controlled oscillator)構成電壓控制振盪器,本發明中的數控振盪器由多個反相器鏈(multistage inverter chain)組成,向各反相器的供電電壓與反相器之間生成可變電阻切換矩陣,調整電阻,結果,使用對振盪頻率進行調諧的方式。In order to achieve the above object, the clock data recovery device digital filter of the present invention constitutes a charge excitation circuit, and a numerically controlled oscillator (DCO) is used to form a voltage controlled oscillator. The numerically controlled oscillator of the present invention is composed of multiple inverses. A multistage inverter chain is formed, a variable resistance switching matrix is generated between the supply voltage of each inverter and the inverter, and the resistance is adjusted. As a result, the method of tuning the oscillation frequency is used.

產業應用可能性Industrial application possibility

如上所述,本發明用數位電路組成了時脈資料恢復器的所有電路,在適用一百納米以下設計規則的半導體工程中解決了傳統方式類比電荷泵PLL電路的VCO洩漏電流問題與難以體現電流源的問題。況且,本發明通過數位濾波器與數控振盪器(DCO)實現了調頻用結構,能克服傳統方式類比電路中由洩漏電流所引起的抖動問題與電源電壓比例縮小所造成的電路設計困難,還具有可程式設計濾波器係數的特點。As described above, the present invention uses a digital circuit to form all the circuits of the clock data recovery device, and solves the VCO leakage current problem of the conventional analog charge pump PLL circuit and the difficulty in reflecting the current in the semiconductor engineering applying the design rule of one hundred nanometer or less. Source problem. Moreover, the present invention realizes a frequency modulation structure by a digital filter and a numerically controlled oscillator (DCO), and can overcome the circuit design difficulty caused by a leakage current caused by a leakage current and a power supply voltage ratio reduction in a conventional analog circuit, and has a circuit design difficulty. The characteristics of the programmable filter coefficients.

另外,本發明為了改善數位濾波器的動作速度分開確保環路穩定性的直接向前路徑與積分路徑,可通過附屬時脈運作積分路徑,通過抖動電路解決了量化噪音問題與調諧不均等問題。本發明中的時脈資料恢復器可在1.0 V以下電源電壓下被應用到十億位元傳送速度收發器上。In addition, in order to improve the speed of the digital filter, the direct forward path and the integral path of the loop stability are ensured, and the integral path can be operated by the auxiliary clock, and the problem of quantization noise and uneven tuning can be solved by the jitter circuit. The clock data restorer of the present invention can be applied to a one billion bit transfer speed transceiver at a supply voltage of 1.0 V or less.

作為本發明具有代表性的實施例,PMOS電晶體陣列(array)由可變電阻切換矩陣組成,PMOS電晶體根據邏輯閘的輸入信號其電流將受到控制,將起到可變電阻作用。此時,本發明為了均等化低位元頻率調諧步驟與高位頻率調諧步驟提出了在切換矩陣的行間插入垂直電阻的方法。很顯然,垂直電阻由PMOS電晶體組成,邏輯閘接地。As a representative embodiment of the present invention, the PMOS transistor array is composed of a variable resistance switching matrix, and the PMOS transistor will be controlled according to the input signal of the logic gate, and will function as a variable resistor. At this time, the present invention proposes a method of inserting a vertical resistance between the rows of the switching matrix in order to equalize the low bit frequency tuning step and the high bit frequency tuning step. It is clear that the vertical resistance consists of a PMOS transistor and the logic gate is grounded.

另外,為了解除數控振盪器(DCO)與類比方式電壓控制振盪器(VCO)相比較時量化誤差所引起的抖動,本發明中通過第一階增量總和調制器(1st ΣΔ modulator)進行抖動(dithering)演算法,比如,為了確保17位解析度對10位MSB與7位LSB進行抖動處理後的數位信號輸入中即使沒有脈衝變化也可防止出錯。In addition, in order to cancel the jitter caused by the quantization error when the numerically controlled oscillator (DCO) is compared with the analog-mode voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), the first-order incremental sum modulator (1st ΣΔ modulator) performs jitter in the present invention ( The dithering algorithm, for example, ensures that errors can be prevented even if there is no pulse change in the digital signal input after the jitter processing of the 10-bit MSB and the 7-bit LSB by the 17-bit resolution.

當本發明中的時脈資料恢復器以二進位元方式輸入數控振盪器振盪頻率控制碼時控制電路規模就會變大,晶片大小也被增大,本發明採用了分段溫度計(segmented thermometer)方式,以少量敷設線對數控振盪器進行調諧。When the clock data recovery device of the present invention inputs the numerical control oscillator oscillation frequency control code in a binary manner, the control circuit scale becomes larger, and the wafer size is also increased. The present invention employs a segmented thermometer. In this way, the numerically controlled oscillator is tuned with a small number of routing lines.

本發明在申請項第一項乃至第七項中有詳細記載,本發明中的資料時脈恢復器帶有當前時脈,對串列輸入資料進行採樣,輸出資料與邊緣數位信號序列的相位檢測器; 對上述相位檢測器的輸出資料與邊緣值的數位信號序列以各n位元匯流排信號方式進行1:n變換的串並轉換器(deserializer); 由多級反相器鏈(multi-stage inverter chain)組成且向構成上述反相器鏈的各反相器的供電電壓與各反相器之間對供給電流進行數控的可變電阻切換矩陣,對供給電源的電流進行外部數控、發生經頻率調整的時脈並提供給上述相位檢測器的數控振盪器(DCO); 接收上述串並轉換器的n位元輸出資料與n位元邊緣資料,生成溫度計代碼狀數控代碼並提供給上述數控振盪器的數位合成控制邏輯電路; 接收上述相位檢測器的輸出資料與邊緣並組成2位元直接向前路徑,以上述數位合成控制邏輯電路的n倍速度直接控制上述數控振盪器時脈頻率的直接向前路徑電路,上述構成因素都由數位電路組成,本發明提供以上述內容為特徵的時脈資料恢復器。The invention is described in detail in the first item to the seventh item of the application, wherein the data clock recovery device of the invention has a current clock, samples the serial input data, and detects the phase of the output data and the edge digital signal sequence. a serial-to-parallel converter that performs an 1:n conversion on the output signal of the phase detector and the digital signal sequence of the edge value in a manner of n-bit bus signals; by a multi-stage inverter chain (multi- Stage inverter chain) A variable resistance switching matrix composed of a supply voltage for each inverter constituting the inverter chain and a supply current between the inverters, externally numerically controlling the current supplied to the power supply The frequency-adjusted clock is supplied to the numerically controlled oscillator (DCO) of the phase detector; the n-bit output data of the serial-to-parallel converter and the n-bit edge data are received, and a thermometer code-like numerical control code is generated and provided to the above a digitally synthesized oscillator control logic circuit; receiving the output data of the phase detector and the edge and forming a 2-bit direct forward path, which is synthesized by the above digital The n-speed of the control logic circuit directly controls the direct forward path circuit of the clock frequency of the numerically controlled oscillator, and the above-mentioned constituent factors are all composed of digital circuits. The present invention provides a clock data recovery device characterized by the above.

另外,本發明中構成時脈資料恢復器的數位合成控制邏輯電路包括:接收上述串並轉換器的n位元輸出資料與n位元邊緣資料並以【-n∼+n】範圍級別輸出頻率增減命令代碼的脈衝信號產生器; 對上述脈衝信號產生器的脈衝信號輸出進行積分並生成(m+k)位元數位碼的數位積分器; 對上述數位積分器的(m+k)位元輸出數位碼中的低位元LSB k位進行抖動(dithering)並輸出由高位MSB組成的具有m位元數位碼(m+k)位元解析度的第一階增量總和調制器; 把相當於上述第一階增量總和調制器的m位元輸出代碼的共2m個頻率調諧級別變換成2m/2+(2m/2-1)位溫度計代碼提供給構成上述數控振盪器的可變電阻切換矩陣的行與行敷設線的Binary-to-Segment溫度計變換器; 上述數控振盪器的時脈頻率輸出發生參考頻率選定值以上的誤差時,強制輸入相當於上述參考頻率數位碼的頻率檢測器。In addition, the digital synthesis control logic circuit constituting the clock data recovery device of the present invention comprises: receiving the n-bit output data and the n-bit edge data of the serial-to-parallel converter and outputting the frequency at the [-n∼+n] range level. a pulse signal generator for increasing or decreasing a command code; a digital integrator that integrates a pulse signal output of the pulse signal generator and generates (m+k) a bit digital code; (m+k) bits of the digital integrator The low-order LSB k bits in the meta-output digital code are dithering and output a first-order incremental sum modulator having a resolution of m-bit digital code (m+k) bits composed of a high-order MSB; A total of 2m frequency tuning levels of the m-bit output code of the first-order incremental sum modulator are converted into 2m/2+ (2m/2-1) digit thermometer codes and supplied to the variable resistors constituting the numerically controlled oscillator Binary-to-Segment thermometer converter for switching the row and row routing lines of the matrix; when the clock frequency output of the numerically controlled oscillator generates an error above the selected value of the reference frequency, forcibly inputting a frequency check corresponding to the reference frequency digital code Device.

另外,本發明中為了去除進行可變電阻切換矩陣資料變換時發生的尖峰脈衝,可變電阻切換矩陣的第一行元件在其所在的行碼為"1"時變為"on"態,偶數行元件在其行碼為"1"時變成"on"態,奇數行元件在其行碼為"0"時變成"on"態。In addition, in the present invention, in order to remove the spike generated when the variable resistance switching matrix data is changed, the first row element of the variable resistance switching matrix becomes "on" state when the row code of the variable resistance matrix is "1", even number The row elements become "on" when their row code is "1", and the odd row elements become "on" when their row code is "0".

另外,為了對頻率調諧步驟進行均等化本發明中構成數控振盪器的可變電阻切換矩陣為了頻率調諧具備2m/2x2m/2元件與通電(power-up)時控制初期振盪的元件,上述元件由PMOS閘電壓控制電阻矩陣組成,最好在在行間插入邏輯閘被接地的PMOS閘電壓控制電阻。In addition, in order to equalize the frequency tuning step, the variable resistance switching matrix constituting the numerically controlled oscillator of the present invention has an element for controlling the initial oscillation when the frequency is tuned to have a 2m/2x2m/2 element and a power-up. The PMOS gate voltage control resistor matrix is formed, preferably by inserting a PMOS gate voltage control resistor whose logic gate is grounded between rows.

以下通過圖2乃至圖14詳細說明本發明中時脈資料恢復器的典型實施例及其特徵。Exemplary embodiments of the clock data restorer of the present invention and their features will be described in detail below with reference to Figs. 2 through 14.

圖2說明本發明中時脈資料恢復器的構成,如圖2所示,作為本發明具有代表性的實施例,由相位檢測器(PD; 10)、頻率檢測器(20)、數位濾波器(100)與數控振盪器(DCO; 200)組成。2 illustrates the configuration of a clock data restorer in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, as a representative embodiment of the present invention, a phase detector (PD; 10), a frequency detector (20), and a digital filter. (100) is composed of a numerically controlled oscillator (DCO; 200).

但在使用如圖2所示的數位濾波器(100)與數控振盪器(DCO; 200)的情況下通過數位電路組成時脈發生電路時實際上須解決技術問題。即,構成本發明中CDR的數控振盪器(200)按其特性實際上無法避開由量化誤差(quantization error)所引起的抖動(jitter),為了減輕時間不確定性(time uncertainty)應當設計高解析度數控振盪器。However, in the case of using a digital filter (100) and a numerically controlled oscillator (DCO; 200) as shown in FIG. 2, it is necessary to solve the technical problem when the clock generating circuit is formed by a digital circuit. That is, the numerically controlled oscillator (200) constituting the CDR of the present invention cannot actually avoid the jitter caused by the quantization error according to its characteristics, and should be designed high in order to alleviate the time uncertainty. Resolution CNC oscillator.

另外,當被輸入到相位檢測器(10)的串列資料(serial data)位元流中沒有脈衝變化時,例如,當11111111000...等"1" 信號或"0"信號沒有連續脈衝變化時,相位及頻率檢測將發生誤差累積現象。In addition, when there is no pulse change in the serial data bit stream input to the phase detector (10), for example, when the "1" signal or the "0" signal such as 11111111000... has no continuous pulse change When the phase and frequency are detected, error accumulation will occur.

因此,本發明中的ADPLL(all-digital phase-locked loop)時脈資料恢復器為前述的量化誤差發生問題與相位及頻率檢測累積誤差發生問題等數位電路化過程提供技術解決方法。Therefore, the ADPLL (all-digital phase-locked loop) clock data recovery device of the present invention provides a technical solution for the digital circuitization process such as the aforementioned quantization error occurrence problem and the phase and frequency detection cumulative error occurrence problem.

另外,如圖2所示,構成本發明中時脈資料恢復器數位濾波器(100)結構的動作速度很慢,約為數百MHz,很難對處理每秒數十億位元(GBPS)流串列輸入資料的相位檢測器(10)進行同步。數位元濾波器電路的動作速度慢,因此很難組成數位電路,對此本發明提供解決方案,具體如下。In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the structure of the digital data filter (100) constituting the clock data recovery device of the present invention has a very slow operation speed of about several hundred MHz, and it is difficult to process billions of bits per second (GBPS). The phase detector (10) of the stream input data is synchronized. The operation speed of the digital element filter circuit is slow, so that it is difficult to form a digital circuit, and the present invention provides a solution as follows.

圖3說明根據本發明中典型實施例的時脈資料恢復器的構成,如圖3所示,本發明中時脈資料恢復器的特徵:具有十億位元傳送速度的直接向前路徑(direct forward path)與數百兆赫左右低速積分路徑 (integral path),即其組成區分合成控制邏輯電路(600),合成控制邏輯電路(600)通過1:8 串並轉換器(deserializer; 8)把串列資料(serial data)變換成8位元並行資料匯流排形態,進行八倍分頻並傳給數位濾波器 (100)。這樣,令數位合成控制邏輯電路(600)的時脈速度減小為8分之一,結果數位濾波器(100)可準確跟蹤頻率。3 illustrates the construction of a clock data restorer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the clock data restorer of the present invention is characterized by a direct forward path having a transmission speed of one billion bits (direct Forward path) with a low-speed integral path of several hundred megahertz, that is, its composition distinguishes the synthesis control logic circuit (600), and the synthesis control logic circuit (600) passes the string through a 1:8 serial-parallel converter (deserializer; 8) The serial data is transformed into an 8-bit parallel data bus pattern, which is divided by eight times and transmitted to the digital filter (100). Thus, the clock speed of the digital synthesis control logic circuit (600) is reduced by one eighth, and as a result, the digital filter (100) can accurately track the frequency.

圖3為了便於說明本發明的構想進行1:8串並轉換,17位中的7位被用於抖動用LSB,並生成10位數控代碼,實施例舉例說明瞭32位溫度計代碼的生成,但本發明並不局限於此。3 is a 1:8 serial-to-parallel conversion for convenience of explanation of the present invention, 7 bits of 17 bits are used for the LSB for dithering, and a 10-bit numerical control code is generated. The embodiment exemplifies the generation of the 32-bit thermometer code, but The invention is not limited to this.

資料採樣器及重計時器(data sampler & retimer; 9)對串列資料登錄進行採樣,通過採樣資料與邊緣值進行XOR演算(65),再通過積分器(66)對相位資訊進行積分,控制數控振盪器(200),在時脈恢復階段起到適當的阻尼作用。The data sampler and retimer (9) sample the serial data registration, perform XOR calculation (65) on the sampled data and the edge value, and then integrate the phase information through the integrator (66) to control The numerically controlled oscillator (200) provides proper damping during the clock recovery phase.

即,通過如圖3所示的直接向前路徑(direct forward part)檢測串列輸入資料每秒十億位元數位資料流程的採樣資料與邊緣相位,直接控制數控振盪器(200),並起到一種阻尼因素(damping factor)效果,從而確保電路的調諧穩定性。That is, by directly detecting the sampling data and the edge phase of the data flow of the billion-digit data per second of the serial input data as shown in FIG. 3, the numerical control oscillator (200) is directly controlled, and A damping factor effect is applied to ensure the tuning stability of the circuit.

同時,根據本發明的典型實施例以1:8比率進行串並轉換(deserialize)的8位元匯流排輸入資料及邊緣信號將被輸入到脈衝及加法器(up/dn & sum; 28) -8∼+8 之間的16個級別被輸出為4位元資訊,相乘4位元相位的跟蹤資訊與濾波器係數,通過積分器(29)進行積分,再通過數位積分器(29)進行加法演算。Meanwhile, an 8-bit bus input data and an edge signal which are deserialized at a 1:8 ratio according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention are input to a pulse and adder (up/dn ∑ 28) - The 16 levels between 8∼+8 are output as 4-bit information, and the tracking information and filter coefficients of the 4-bit phase are multiplied by the integrator (29) and then passed through the digital integrator (29). Addition calculus.

同時,數位積分器(29)的17位元輸出資訊通過第一階增量總和調制器(300)被變換為10位元資訊,第一階增量總和調制器(300)不僅進行所謂的抖動(dithering)處理,如前所述,當檢測結果顯示輸入串列資料信號為連續等值且無相位變化時解決頻率誤差累積問題。At the same time, the 17-bit output information of the digital integrator (29) is converted into 10-bit information by the first-order incremental sum modulator (300), and the first-order incremental sum modulator (300) not only performs so-called jitter The dithering process, as described above, solves the frequency error accumulation problem when the detection result shows that the input serial data signal is continuous equivalent and has no phase change.

根據本發明的典型實施例,17位元資訊中高位10位元表示正數,剩下7位表示小數點以下的值,並解決頻率累積誤差。即,當數位資料被連續輸入為111…時,抖動電路將其值提供給小數點以下值並對量化誤差進行補償。According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the upper 10 bits of the 17-bit information represent a positive number, and the remaining 7 bits represent values below the decimal point, and the frequency accumulation error is solved. That is, when the digital data is continuously input as 111..., the dither circuit supplies its value to the value below the decimal point and compensates for the quantization error.

同時,從第一階增量總和調制器(300)輸出的10位元數位信號通過Binary-to-Segment溫度計變換器(400)被分成5位,並被變換為32位元溫度計(thermometer)匯流排,這樣,10位元資料經5位元分段後變成32位元x32位元溫度計信號,並可使硬體變小。At the same time, the 10-bit digital signal output from the first-order incremental sum modulator (300) is divided into 5 bits by the Binary-to-Segment thermometer transducer (400) and converted into a 32-bit thermometer. In this way, the 10-bit data becomes a 32-bit x32-bit thermometer signal after being segmented by 5 bits, and the hardware can be made smaller.

圖4說明本發明中構成時脈資料恢復器的Binary-to-Segment溫度計變換器(400)的動作原理,如圖4所示,反相器(inverter; 350)由回饋鏈所相連的環形振盪器組成。 同時,可通過可變電阻(351)對環形振盪器反相器(350)的供給電流進行控制,調大可變電阻(351)大小,環形振盪器的振盪頻率將隨著供給電流發生變化,相反,若調低可變電阻(351)大小,振盪頻率將發生增大。Figure 4 is a diagram showing the operation principle of the Binary-to-Segment thermometer (400) constituting the clock data recovery device of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 4, the inverter (350) is connected to the ring oscillation connected by the feedback chain. Composition. At the same time, the supply current of the ring oscillator inverter (350) can be controlled by the variable resistor (351) to increase the size of the variable resistor (351), and the oscillation frequency of the ring oscillator will vary with the supply current. Conversely, if the variable resistor (351) is turned down, the oscillation frequency will increase.

本發明中的Binary-to-Segment溫度計變換器(400)著重把第一階增量總和調制器(300)的10位元匯流排輸出資訊,即210= 1024級別輸入為25×25,即著重體現32×32切換矩陣。即,本發明用32×32切換矩陣代替1024個控制線並對振盪頻率進行調諧控制,比如,當表現級別131時為131 = 32×4+3,4為MSB,行(row)顯示"1111000…00",所剩下的3為LSB,列(column)顯示"11100…000"。The Binary-to-Segment thermometer converter (400) of the present invention focuses on outputting information of a 10-bit bus of the first-order incremental sum modulator (300), that is, 210=1024 level input is 25×25, that is, Reflects the 32×32 switching matrix. That is, the present invention replaces 1024 control lines with a 32×32 switching matrix and performs tuning control on the oscillation frequency. For example, when the performance level 131 is 131 = 32×4+3, 4 is the MSB, and the row displays “1111000”. ...00", the remaining 3 is LSB, and the column shows "11100...000".

如圖4所示,MSB 4為共32位"11100…000",行顯示,LSB 3為"1110000…000",行顯示,此時,當行資料為1時切換矩陣變為ON,當行資料為0時參照行資料,為1時變成ON,為0時變成OFF,就變成如圖4所示。這樣,1024個級別可由32 ×32切換矩陣所表現,這樣,用64個左右規模的硬體代替了1024級別硬體方式,就可大大減小硬體大小。As shown in Figure 4, MSB 4 is a total of 32 bits "11100...000", the line is displayed, LSB 3 is "1110000...000", the line is displayed. At this time, when the line data is 1, the switching matrix becomes ON. When the data is 0, the reference line data is turned ON when it is 1 and becomes OFF when it is 0, and it becomes as shown in Fig. 4. In this way, 1024 levels can be represented by a 32 × 32 switching matrix, so that the hardware size can be greatly reduced by replacing the 1024-level hardware with 64 or so hardware.

但本發明中切換矩陣方式的分段溫度計變換器的情況,當行代碼由1變為0時或由0變為1時可發生尖峰脈衝(glitch)。即,比如在級別127(127= 32×3+31)->128(128 = 32×4+0)變換時控制數控振盪器(200)輸入電流的Binary-to-Segment溫度計變換器(400)切換矩陣的MSB從(11100…0)變換為(11110000…0),同時LSB由(11111…1)變換為(000…0),此時LSB所有位1 → 0,可發生信號噪音尖峰脈衝(glitch),本發明中為了防止上述尖峰脈衝提供了解決方案。However, in the case of the segmented thermometer converter of the matrix switching method of the present invention, a glitch can occur when the line code changes from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. That is, for example, a Binary-to-Segment thermometer converter (400) that controls the input current of the numerically controlled oscillator (200) when level 127 (127 = 32 × 3 + 31) -> 128 (128 = 32 × 4 + 0) is transformed. The MSB of the switching matrix is transformed from (11100...0) to (11110000...0), and the LSB is transformed from (11111...1) to (000...0). At this time, all bits of LSB 1 → 0, signal noise spikes can occur ( Glitch), in the present invention, provides a solution for preventing the above spikes.

圖5及圖6說明根據本發明的典型實施例可防止尖峰脈衝的切換矩陣方式分段溫度計變換器的演算法與組成方法,如圖6所示,在MSB行(row)中區分偶數行與奇數行且翻轉(inverting)輸入奇數行控制邏輯電路的輸入端行資料,結果在MSB由0變為1時防止多數LSB同時由(1111…1)變換為(00…0)。5 and FIG. 6 illustrate an algorithm and composition method of a switching matrix mode segmented thermometer converter capable of preventing spikes according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, an even row and a row are distinguished in an MSB row. Odd lines and inverting the input line data of the odd line control logic circuit, the result prevents most LSBs from being simultaneously transformed from (1111...1) to (00...0) when the MSB changes from 0 to 1.

如圖6所示,偶數行(even row cell)組成OAI(OR-AND-INVERT; 88)電路,OR閘輸入當前的行(2n)與行(m),當行碼為"1"時開關變成"ON"態,相反,對奇數行(odd row cell)翻轉(89)輸入OAI行輸入,當行碼為"0"時開關變成"ON"態,這樣,可確保常時只能對一個開關進行狀態切換。As shown in FIG. 6, the even row cell constitutes an OAI (OR-AND-INVERT; 88) circuit, the OR gate inputs the current row (2n) and the row (m), and the switch when the row code is "1" In the "ON" state, on the contrary, the odd row cell is flipped (89) and the OAI line input is input. When the row code is "0", the switch becomes "ON" state, thus ensuring that only one switch can be always used. Perform state switching.

即,本發明中構成數控振盪器(200)的可變電阻切換矩陣為了頻率調諧具備2m/2x2m/2元件與通電(power-up)時控制初期振盪的元件,上述元件由PMOS閘電壓控制電阻矩陣組成,在行間插入邏輯閘被接地的PMOS閘電壓控制電阻,第一行元件的邏輯閘中輸入被翻轉的行資料,偶數行元件的邏輯閘中輸入行資料與行資料的OR演算結果與先行行資料的AND演算結果的OAI(or-and-invert,88)演算結果,奇數行元件的邏輯閘中輸入被翻轉(invert,89)的行資料與行資料的OR演算結果與先行行資料的AND演算結果的not-OAI(not-or-and-invert)演算結果。That is, in the present invention, the variable resistance switching matrix constituting the numerically controlled oscillator (200) is provided with a 2 m/2 x 2 m/2 element for frequency tuning and an element for controlling initial oscillation when power-up is performed, and the above element is a PMOS gate. The voltage control resistor matrix is composed, and the PMOS gate voltage control resistor whose logic gate is grounded is inserted between the rows, the inverted row data is input in the logic gate of the first row component, and the row data and the row data are input in the logic gate of the even row component The OAI (or-and-invert, 88) calculation result of the calculus result and the AND calculation result of the preceding data, and the OR calculation result of the row data and the row data of the input of the logical gate of the odd row element are inverted (89) The not-OAI (not-or-and-invert) calculation result of the AND calculation result of the preceding data.

本發明利用32×32位切換矩陣變更與供給電源相連的電阻,並控制數控振盪器(200)的輸入電流,但1024個電流級別中發生1->2轉換時電流變化為100%,相反,發生1023->1024級別轉換時其變化僅為0.1%,因此需要變化量均等化(equalize)作業。The invention uses a 32×32-bit switching matrix to change the resistance connected to the power supply and controls the input current of the numerically controlled oscillator (200), but the current change is 100% when 1->2 conversion occurs in 1024 current levels. When the 1023->1024 level conversion occurs, the change is only 0.1%, so the amount of change is required to equalize the job.

這樣,為了在切換矩陣中減小高位開關的影響並使其與低位元開關影響均等,本發明中為了體現可變電阻因素(91')而構成的第一PMOS電晶體(91)的陣列把顯示垂直電阻(92')的第二PMOS電晶體(92)另插入行間,從而對電流變化率進行均等化(equalize)。Thus, in order to reduce the influence of the high-order switch and equalize the influence of the low-order switch in the switching matrix, the array of the first PMOS transistor (91) constructed in order to embody the variable resistance factor (91') in the present invention A second PMOS transistor (92) showing a vertical resistance (92') is additionally inserted between the rows to equalize the current rate of change.

圖7說明根據本發明的典型實施例向構成切換矩陣的電阻陣列添加到第一PMOS電晶體(91),把第二PMOS電晶體(92)插入到行間,從而實現電阻變化均等化的構成。FIG. 7 illustrates a configuration in which a resistor array constituting a switching matrix is added to a first PMOS transistor (91) and a second PMOS transistor (92) is inserted between rows in order to achieve equalization of resistance variation, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

圖8說明本發明中構成時脈資料恢復器直接向前路徑的結構,如前所述,本發明中的時脈資料恢復器通過1:8 串並轉換器(8)對數控振盪器(200)進行調頻,8位元資料與8位元邊緣資訊被輸入到控制邏輯電路(無圖示)且輸出32+32位溫度計代碼,為了確保反饋回路的穩定性2位元向前路徑連接相位檢測器(10)與數控振盪器(200)。Figure 8 is a view showing the structure of the direct forward path constituting the clock data restorer in the present invention. As described above, the clock data restorer of the present invention passes the 1:8 serial-to-parallel converter (8) to the numerically controlled oscillator (200). FM, 8-bit data and 8-bit edge information are input to the control logic circuit (not shown) and output 32+32-bit thermometer code, in order to ensure the stability of the feedback loop 2-bit forward path connection phase detection (10) and numerically controlled oscillator (200).

本發明的特徵為:用電荷泵PLL取代傳統方式電荷激勵電路與RC回路濾波器,如圖8所示的數控振盪器(200)可由三極反相器鏈(3-stage inverter chain)組成,電源可由數控方式可變電阻(digitally controlled)組成。 作為本發明具有代表性的實施例,數控可變電阻由1024個PMOS電晶體開關組成以便進行頻率調諧,當電力上升時為了控制初期振盪構成96個開關。The invention is characterized in that the charge pump PLL is used to replace the conventional mode charge excitation circuit and the RC loop filter, and the numerically controlled oscillator (200) shown in FIG. 8 can be composed of a 3-stage inverter chain. The power supply can be composed of a digitally controlled variable resistor (digitally controlled). As a representative embodiment of the present invention, the digitally controlled variable resistor is composed of 1024 PMOS transistor switches for frequency tuning, and 96 switches are formed to control the initial oscillation when the power is raised.

本發明中時脈資料恢復器的數控振盪器(200)為2位元直接路徑另具備調諧元件(700),並從相位檢測器(10)接收脈衝信號,直接向前路徑的調諧元件(700)與積分路徑(無圖示)相比其速度快八倍,直接控制數控振盪器(200)的頻率,從而確保電路穩定性。The numerically controlled oscillator (200) of the clock data recovery device of the present invention is a 2-bit direct path with a tuning element (700), and receives a pulse signal from the phase detector (10), directly to the tuning element of the forward path (700). It is eight times faster than the integral path (not shown) and directly controls the frequency of the numerically controlled oscillator (200) to ensure circuit stability.

數控振盪器(200)根據CPROP值在1乃至8調諧元件之間對脈衝(UP/DNb)信號進行控制,從環路穩定性與頻帶寬度觀點分析數控振盪器(200)的調諧步驟(fstep =fn+1/fn)最好為均等。頻率調諧步驟均等意味著隨著數控代碼增加頻率以指數函數形式fn = f0fstepn發生增加。The numerically controlled oscillator (200) controls the pulse (UP/DNb) signal between 1 and 8 tuning elements according to the CPROP value, and analyzes the tuning step of the numerically controlled oscillator (200) from the viewpoint of loop stability and bandwidth (fstep = Fn+1/fn) is preferably equal. Equalization of the frequency tuning steps means that as the numerical control code increases the frequency, an increase occurs in the form of an exponential function fn = f0fstepn.

為此本發明在行間另插入PMOS電晶體並形成切換矩陣,這樣,以近似於指數函數行碼(row code)的方式調整電阻,令頻率調諧接近於指數函數。To this end, the present invention additionally inserts a PMOS transistor between rows and forms a switching matrix such that the resistance is adjusted in a manner similar to the exponential function of the row code to bring the frequency tuning close to the exponential function.

圖9及圖10說明根據本發明在切換矩陣的行間另插入電阻時所取得的頻率調諧結果,如圖9所示,當本發明中構成時脈資料恢復器的數位振盪器(200)把數控代碼從0變換成1024級別時幾乎等於理想值,另外,如圖10所示,本發明中構成時脈資料恢復器的數控振盪器(200)對控制代碼的級別變化具有幾乎均等的變化率。9 and FIG. 10 illustrate frequency tuning results obtained when another resistor is inserted between the rows of the switching matrix in accordance with the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, when the digital oscillator (200) constituting the clock data restorer of the present invention is numerically controlled, When the code is changed from 0 to 1024, the value is almost equal to the ideal value. Further, as shown in Fig. 10, the numerically controlled oscillator (200) constituting the clock data restorer of the present invention has an almost equal rate of change in the level change of the control code.

作為本發明中具有代表性的實施例,圖11說明構成時脈資料恢復器結構的積分路徑,圖11說明圖3中合成控制邏輯電路(600)的動作原理,合成控制邏輯電路(fully synthesized control logic; 600)由脈衝(UP/DN)信號產生器(28)、數位積分器(29)、第一階增量總和調制器(300)、Binary-to-Segment溫度計變換(400)頻率檢測器(31)組成。As a representative embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 11 illustrates an integral path constituting a clock data restorer structure, and FIG. 11 illustrates an operation principle of the composite control logic circuit (600) of FIG. 3, and a synthetic control circuit (fully synthesized control) Logic; 600) by pulse (UP / DN) signal generator (28), digital integrator (29), first-order incremental sum modulator (300), Binary-to-Segment thermometer (400) frequency detector (31) Composition.

脈衝信號產生器(28)從前端的1:8 串並轉換器(8)傳送的16位元信號生成【-8∼+8】脈衝信號,同時,數位積分器(29)對被輸入的【-8∼+8】範圍的相位資訊進行積分並生成17位元頻率代碼,用硬體構成具有17位元解析度的數控振盪器(DCO; 200)極不容易,因此利用第一階增量總和調制器(1storder ΣΔmodulator; 300)對17位中的LSB 7位進行抖動(dithering)處理並生成MSB 10位元頻率控制代碼。這樣,適用抖動演算法,當串列輸入資料沒有脈衝變化時可利用LSB 7位生成控制小數點以下的代碼。The pulse signal generator (28) generates a [-8∼+8] pulse signal from the 16-bit signal transmitted by the 1:8 serial-to-parallel converter (8) at the front end, and at the same time, the digital integrator (29) pairs are input. -8∼+8] The phase information of the range is integrated and a 17-bit frequency code is generated. It is extremely difficult to form a numerically controlled oscillator (DCO; 200) with 17-bit resolution by hardware, so the first-order increment is utilized. The sum modulator (1 st order ΣΔmodulator; 300) dithers the LSB 7 bits in 17 bits and generates an MSB 10-bit frequency control code. In this way, the jitter algorithm is applied, and when the serial input data has no pulse change, the LSB 7 bits can be used to generate a code below the decimal point.

圖12及圖13為利用本發明中的時脈資料恢復器恢復時脈的實施例。 參考圖12及圖13就可得知,中心頻率的解析度為8ppm,這相當於數位積分器(29)的17位解析度,如圖12所示,雜散(spur)抖動頻率也出現在312.5 MHz,這與輸入串列資料的位元傳送率為2.5 Gb/s時抖動邏輯電路以1/8速度動作相一致。12 and 13 show an embodiment in which the clock is recovered by the clock data restorer of the present invention. Referring to Figures 12 and 13, it can be seen that the resolution of the center frequency is 8 ppm, which is equivalent to the 17-bit resolution of the digital integrator (29). As shown in Fig. 12, the spur jitter frequency also appears in 312.5 MHz, which is consistent with the 1/8 speed action of the jitter logic circuit when the bit transfer rate of the input serial data is 2.5 Gb/s.

量化效果在其領域將被變換成抖動(gitter),圖14說明1.2V電源及2.5Gb/s位元傳送速度下的PRBS 231-1模式,如圖11所示,RMS抖動為7.2 PS,峰間抖動為47.2 PS,這對十億位元收發器的應用目的來說很充分。The quantization effect will be transformed into jitter in its field. Figure 14 illustrates the PRBS 231-1 mode at 1.2V power supply and 2.5Gb/s bit transfer speed. As shown in Figure 11, the RMS jitter is 7.2 PS. The inter-jitter is 47.2 PS, which is sufficient for the purpose of the one-bit transceiver.

上述內容可説明使用者易於理解以下說明的發明專利申請範圍,以下具體說明組成本發明專利申請範圍的附加特徵等,本發明相關領域的從事人員應記住本發明的概念與特定實施例可被應用到採用本發明及類似目的的其他結構設計或修改。The above description may explain the scope of the invention patent application described below, and the following describes the additional features and the like which constitute the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Those skilled in the related art of the present invention should keep in mind that the concept and specific embodiment of the present invention can be Other structural designs or modifications are contemplated for use with the present invention and the like.

另外,本發明相關領域的熟練人員為了實現本發明的相同目的可參考本發明的概念與實施例並使其應用到其他結構,另外,由相關技術領域的從事人員所主導的修改或變更等等效結構在不超出專利申請範圍中技術的發明概念或範圍可進行各種改進、替換及變更。In addition, those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains can make reference to the concepts and embodiments of the present invention and apply to other structures for the same purpose of the present invention. In addition, modifications or alterations, etc., which are Various modifications, alterations and changes can be made in the structure of the invention without departing from the scope of the invention.

8...1:8串並轉換器8. . . 1:8 serial to parallel converter

9...資料採樣器及重計時器9. . . Data sampler and retimer

10...相位檢測器10. . . Phase detector

20...頻率檢測器20. . . Frequency detector

28...脈衝信號產生器28. . . Pulse signal generator

29...數位積分器29. . . Digital integrator

30...電壓控制振盪器30. . . Voltage controlled oscillator

31...頻率檢測器31. . . Frequency detector

40...電荷激勵電路40. . . Charge excitation circuit

41...電容41. . . capacitance

42...電晶體42. . . Transistor

45...電流源45. . . Battery

65...演算65. . . Calculus

66...積分器66. . . Integrator

88...OAI電路88. . . OAI circuit

89...翻轉89. . . Flip

91...第一PMOS電晶體91. . . First PMOS transistor

91’...可變電阻因素91’. . . Variable resistance factor

92...第二PMOS電晶體92. . . Second PMOS transistor

92’...顯示垂直電阻92’. . . Display vertical resistance

100...數位濾波器100. . . Digital filter

200...數控振盪器200. . . Numerically controlled oscillator

300...第一階增量總和調制器300. . . First order incremental sum modulator

350...反相器350. . . inverter

351...可變電阻351. . . Variable resistance

400...Binary-to-Segment溫度計變換器400. . . Binary-to-Segment thermometer converter

600...合成控制邏輯電路600. . . Synthetic control logic

700...調諧元件700. . . Tuning element

圖1說明傳統電荷泵鎖相環(CPPLL; charge pump phase-locked loop)收信器。Figure 1 illustrates a conventional charge pump phase-locked loop (CPPLL) receiver.

圖2說明用數位電路構成本發明時脈資料恢復器(CDR; clock data recovery)。Figure 2 illustrates the construction of the clock data recovery (CDR) of the present invention using a digital circuit.

圖3說明根據本發明的典型實施例用數位電路組成時脈資料恢復器。Figure 3 illustrates a clock data restorer constructed using digital circuitry in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

圖4說明本發明時脈資料恢復器構成因素中Binary-to-Segment溫度計變換器(B2T)的動作原理。Fig. 4 is a view showing the principle of operation of the Binary-to-Segment thermometer transducer (B2T) in the constituent elements of the clock data recovery device of the present invention.

圖5及圖6說明根據本發明的典型實施例事先防止尖峰脈衝(glitch)的演算法與數位電路的組成方法。5 and 6 illustrate a method of constructing an algorithm for preventing glitch and a digital circuit in advance according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

圖7說明根據本發明的典型實施例在可變電阻切換矩陣的行間添加垂直電阻(vertical resistor)的過程,其目的在於電阻變化均等化(equalize)。Figure 7 illustrates a process of adding a vertical resistor between the rows of a variable resistance switching matrix in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the purpose of which is to equalize the resistance change.

圖8說明本發明時脈資料恢復器中直接向前路徑(direct forward path)的構成結構。Figure 8 is a diagram showing the construction of a direct forward path in the clock data recovery device of the present invention.

圖9及圖10說明根據本發明的典型實施例在切換矩陣的行間另插入電阻後取得的頻率調諧結果。9 and 10 illustrate frequency tuning results obtained after another resistor is inserted between the rows of the switching matrix in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

圖11說明根據本發明的典型實施例構成時脈資料恢復器結構的積分路徑(integral path)。Figure 11 illustrates an integral path constituting a clock data restorer structure in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

圖12及圖13說明利用本發明中的時脈資料恢復器恢復時脈的實施例。12 and 13 illustrate an embodiment of recovering a clock using the clock data restorer of the present invention.

圖14為本發明的實施例,說明1.2V電源及2.5 Gb/s位元傳送速度條件下的PRBS (231-1)模式。Figure 14 is a diagram showing a PRBS (231-1) mode for a 1.2V power supply and a 2.5 Gb/s bit transfer rate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

8...1:8串並轉換器8. . . 1:8 serial to parallel converter

9...資料採樣器及重計時器9. . . Data sampler and retimer

10...相位檢測器10. . . Phase detector

28...脈衝信號產生器28. . . Pulse signal generator

29...數位積分器29. . . Digital integrator

31...頻率檢測器31. . . Frequency detector

65...演算65. . . Calculus

66...積分器66. . . Integrator

200...數控振盪器200. . . Numerically controlled oscillator

300...第一階增量總和調制器300. . . First order incremental sum modulator

400...Binary-to-Segment溫度計變換器400. . . Binary-to-Segment thermometer converter

600...合成控制邏輯電路600. . . Synthetic control logic

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一種數位時脈資料恢復器,接收串列資料(serial data)後恢復資料及時脈的資料時脈恢復器(CDR)中,上述資料時脈恢復器通過當前時脈對串列資料登錄進行採樣,輸出資料(data)與邊緣(edge)數位信號序列的相位檢測器; 對上述相位檢測器的輸出資料與邊緣值的數位信號序列以n位元匯流排信號進行1:n變換的串並轉換器(deserializer); 由多級反相器鏈(multi-stage inverter chain)組成且在上述反相器鏈各反相器的供電電壓與各反相器之間為了電流數位控制而調整電阻的可變電阻切換矩陣,通過外部數控控制電流、發生經頻率調整的時脈並提供給上述相位檢測器的數控振盪器(DCO); 接收串並轉換器的n位元輸出資料與n位元邊緣資料、生成溫度計代碼形態的數控代碼後提供給上述數控振盪器的數位合成控制邏輯電路; 接收上述相位檢測器的輸出資料與邊緣並構成2位元直接向前路徑,以上述數位合成控制邏輯電路的n倍速度直接控制上述數控振盪器時脈頻率的直接向前路徑電路,上述構成因素都由數位電路組成。A digital clock data recovery device, which recovers data and time-stamped data in a clock recovery device (CDR) after receiving serial data, wherein the data clock recovery device samples the serial data registration through the current clock. a phase detector for outputting a data and an edge digital signal sequence; a serial-to-parallel converter for 1:n conversion of an output signal of the phase detector and a digital signal sequence of edge values with an n-bit bus signal (deserializer); a variable consisting of a multi-stage inverter chain and adjusting the resistance between the supply voltages of the inverters of the inverter chain and the inverters for current digital control The resistance switching matrix controls the current through an external digital control, generates a frequency-adjusted clock, and supplies the numerically controlled oscillator (DCO) to the phase detector; receives n-bit output data and n-bit edge data of the serial-to-parallel converter, Generating a numerical control code of the thermometer code form and providing the digital synthesis control logic circuit to the numerical control oscillator; receiving the output data and edge of the phase detector And a 2-bit direct forward path is formed, and the direct forward path circuit of the numerical control oscillator clock frequency is directly controlled by the n-times of the above-mentioned digital synthesis control logic circuit, and the above-mentioned constituent factors are all composed of digital circuits. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的數位時脈資料恢復器,上述數位合成控制邏輯電路,接收上述串並轉換器的n位元輸出資料與n位元邊緣資料後輸出【-n∼+n】範圍內頻率增減命令代碼的脈衝信號產生器; 對上述脈衝信號產生器的脈衝信號輸出進行積分並生成(m+k)位元數位碼的數位積分器; 對上述數位積分器輸出的(m+k)位元數位碼中低位元LSB k位進行抖動(dithering)處理,輸出由高位MSB所組成的m位元數位碼,具有(m+k)位解析度的第一階增量總和調制器; 把相當於上述第一階增量總和調制器m位元輸出代碼的共2n個頻率調諧級別變換成2s/2+(2m/2-1)位溫度計代碼並提供給組成上述數控振盪器的可變電阻切換矩陣的行及行敷設線的Binary-to-Segment溫度計變換器; 上述數控振盪器的時脈頻率輸出與參考頻率相比發生選定值以上的誤差時,包括強制輸入相當於上述參考頻率數位碼的頻率檢測器。The digital clock data recovery device according to claim 1, wherein the digital synthesis control logic circuit receives the n-bit output data of the serial-to-parallel converter and the n-bit edge data, and outputs [-n∼+n a pulse signal generator for increasing or decreasing the frequency of the command code; a digital integrator that integrates the pulse signal output of the pulse signal generator and generates a (m+k) bit digital code; output to the digital integrator ( m+k) The low-order LSB k-bit of the bit-digit code is subjected to dithering processing, and the m-bit digital code composed of the upper MSB is output, and the first-order incremental sum of the (m+k) bit resolution is obtained. a modulator; converting a total of 2n frequency tuning levels corresponding to the first-order incremental sum modulator m-bit output code into a 2s/2+ (2m/2-1)-bit thermometer code and providing the above-mentioned numerical control oscillation Binary-to-Segment thermometer transducer for the row and row routing of the variable resistance switching matrix of the device; when the clock frequency output of the numerically controlled oscillator is more than the selected value compared with the reference frequency, the forced input is equivalent The above mentioned The frequency detector of the frequency digital code. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的數位時脈資料恢復器,構成上述數控振盪器的可變電阻切換矩陣為了頻率調諧具備2s/2x2x/2元件與通電(power-up)時控制初期振盪的元件,第一行元件在其行(row)值為"1"時變成"on"態,偶數行元件在其行碼為"1"時變為"on"態,奇數行元件在其行碼為"0"時變為"on"態。The digital clock data recovery device according to claim 1, wherein the variable resistance switching matrix constituting the numerically controlled oscillator has a 2s/2x2x/2 component and a power-up control initial oscillation for frequency tuning. The first row component becomes "on" when its row value is "1", and the even row component becomes "on" when its row code is "1", and the odd row component is in its row code. When it is "0", it becomes "on" state. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的數位時脈資料恢復器,構成上述數控振盪器的可變電阻切換矩陣為了頻率調諧具備2x/2x2m/2元件與通電(power-up)時控制初期振盪的元件,上述元件由PMOS閘電壓控制電阻矩陣組成,在行間插入邏輯閘被接地的PMOS閘電壓控制電阻。The digital clock data recovery device according to claim 1, wherein the variable resistance switching matrix constituting the numerically controlled oscillator has a 2x/2x2m/2 component and a power-up control initial oscillation for frequency tuning. The component is composed of a PMOS gate voltage control resistor matrix, and a PMOS gate voltage control resistor whose logic gate is grounded is inserted between the rows. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的數位時脈資料恢復器,構成上述數控振盪器的可變電阻切換矩陣為了頻率調諧具有2m/2x2m/2個元件與通電(power-up)時為了控制初期振盪另具備元件,上述元件由PMOS閘電壓控制電阻矩陣組成,在行間插入邏輯閘被接地的PMOS閘電壓控制電阻,第一行元件的邏輯閘中輸入被翻轉的行(row)資料,偶數行元件的邏輯閘中輸入對行資料與行資料的OR演算結果以及先行行資料AND演算結果被翻轉的OAI(or-and-invert)演算結果,奇數行元件的邏輯閘中輸入被翻轉(invert)的行資料與行資料OR演算結果與先行行資料AND演算結果的not-OAI(not-or-and-invert)演算結果。The digital clock data recovery device according to claim 1, wherein the variable resistance switching matrix constituting the numerically controlled oscillator has 2m/2x2m/2 elements and power-up for frequency tuning in order to control the initial stage. The oscillation has another component, and the component is composed of a PMOS gate voltage control resistor matrix, and a PMOS gate voltage control resistor whose logic gate is grounded is inserted between rows, and a row row data, an even row is input in a logic gate of the first row component In the logic gate of the component, the OR calculation result of the line data and the line data is input, and the OAI (or-and-invert) calculation result of the forward data and the calculation result is inverted, and the input of the logic gate of the odd row element is inverted (invert) The not-OAI (not-or-and-in-vert) calculation result of the OR data of the line data and the line data and the AND calculation result of the line data. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的數位時脈資料恢復器,上述直接向前路徑電路對相位檢測器的資料與邊緣值進行XOR演算,生成脈衝信號,向上述數控振盪器可變電阻切換矩陣最下行的2m/2元件邏輯閘提供脈衝信號,其速度與上述數位元合成控制邏輯電路相比快n倍,對上述數控振盪器的頻率進行調諧。The digital clock data recovery device according to claim 1, wherein the direct forward path circuit performs XOR calculation on the data and the edge value of the phase detector to generate a pulse signal to the numerically controlled oscillator variable resistance switching matrix. The lowermost 2m/2 element logic gate provides a pulse signal that is n times faster than the above-described digital synthesis control logic circuit to tune the frequency of the numerically controlled oscillator. 一種具備數位時脈資料恢復器的收發器,其中該收發器具備申請專利範圍第1項至第6項中任何一項所述的數位時脈資料恢復器。A transceiver having a digital clock data recovery device, wherein the transceiver has the digital clock data recovery device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
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