WO2011024212A1 - 位相インタポレータ及び半導体回路装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a phase interpolator and a semiconductor circuit device.
- the clock signal CLK2 whose phase advance amount is 90 ° from the regenerated clock signals CLK1 and CLK1B and CLK2B is generated and data is captured from the signal transmitted using these.
- CLK2B is a signal whose phase advance amount is 180 ° from CLK2.
- variable 45-degree phase shift circuit receives the feedback signal and changes the characteristic value of the circuit to adjust the phase shift angle to 45 ° by setting the phase advance amount to 0 °. .
- a differential clock signal whose phase with data is adjusted is input, the differential clock signal is transformed and output, and a signal generated based on the differential clock signal is fed back to provide a differential clock signal. It is known to control the amount of signal deformation.
- Such a four-phase clock signal is generated using a phase interpolator.
- the temperature characteristics, voltage characteristics, frequency characteristics, etc. of the transistors (MOSFETs) inside the phase interpolator vary.
- MOSFETs transistors
- the disclosed phase interpolator includes a selector, a first mixer, a second mixer, a first phase detector, a second phase detector, a first charge pump circuit, and a second charge pump.
- a pump circuit, an analog-digital converter, and an adder are included.
- the selector supplies a four-phase clock signal to the first mixer and the second mixer.
- the first mixer determines a first clock signal and a second clock signal to be generated based on the clock signal supplied from the selector, and determines an advance amount of the first phase given to the clock signal.
- the first clock signal having an advance amount of the first phase and the second clock signal having a phase advance amount of 180 ° with respect to the first clock signal in accordance with a first control signal to be determined
- the second mixer determines a third clock signal and a fourth clock signal to be generated based on the clock signal supplied from the selector, and determines an advance amount of the second phase given to the clock signal.
- the phase advance amount is 270 with respect to the third clock signal and the first clock signal, which is 90 ° with respect to the first clock signal.
- the fourth clock signal having a phase of [deg.].
- the first phase detector obtains an exclusive OR of the first clock signal output from the first mixer and the third clock signal output from the second mixer.
- the second phase detector obtains an exclusive OR of the second clock signal output from the first mixer and the fourth clock signal output from the second mixer.
- the first charge pump circuit converts the exclusive OR output from the first phase detector into a first voltage signal.
- the second charge pump circuit converts the exclusive OR output from the second phase detector into a second voltage signal.
- the analog-to-digital converter is generated based on a combined signal of the first voltage signal output from the first charge pump circuit and the second voltage signal output from the second charge pump circuit.
- a digital signal is generated based on the signal.
- the adder adds the digital signal output from the analog-digital converter to the first control signal to generate the second control signal, and supplies the second control signal to the second mixer.
- phase interpolator it is possible to realize a phase interpolator that outputs a four-phase clock signal whose phase advance angle is exactly 90 °, and it is possible to accurately detect the transmitted signal.
- ADC analog digital converter
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a data transmission / reception system having a reception-side semiconductor integrated circuit device including a transmission-side semiconductor integrated circuit device and a phase interpolator.
- the data transmission / reception system of FIG. 1 includes a transmission-side semiconductor integrated circuit device (hereinafter referred to as a transmission-side LSI chip) 100 and a reception-side semiconductor integrated circuit device (hereinafter referred to as a reception-side LSI chip) 200, and a transmission path 300 that connects them.
- a transmission-side LSI chip 100 that transmits an input signal includes an output terminal 102 connected to an output buffer circuit 101.
- a receiving-side LSI chip 200 that receives an input signal includes an input terminal 201.
- the transmission line 300 connects between the output terminal 102 and the input terminal 201.
- the transmission-side LSI chip 100 transmits input data from the output buffer circuit 101 to the LSI chip 200 via the transmission path 300.
- the input data is, for example, a serial signal transmitted by a so-called embedded system in which a clock is embedded in the data.
- the receiving-side LSI chip 200 includes an IO macro 202 and a processing circuit 208.
- the IO macro 202 is an input circuit cell, extracts data and edges from the input signal received from the transmission-side LSI chip 100, and inputs them to the processing circuit 208.
- the processing circuit 208 is a circuit that executes a predetermined process such as a process of recovering a clock from data and edge information, and other data communication for an input signal.
- the IO macro 202 includes an input buffer circuit 203, a data output circuit 204, an edge output circuit 205, a PLL (Phase Locked Loop) 206, and a phase interpolator (PI) 207.
- PLL Phase Locked Loop
- Input data transmitted via the transmission path 300 is input to the input buffer circuit 203 via the input terminal 201.
- the input buffer circuit 203 inputs the received input data to the data output circuit 204 and the edge output circuit 205.
- the PLL 206 generates four-phase clock signals and supplies them to the phase interpolator 207.
- the four-phase clock signals are clocks whose phase advance amounts are 0 °, 90 °, 180 °, and 270 °, respectively.
- a clock having a phase advance amount of 0 ° is a signal having a phase advance amount of 0 °.
- a clock having a phase advance amount of 90 ° is a signal having a phase advance amount of 90 ° with respect to a clock having a phase advance amount of 0 °. The same applies to other signals.
- the phase interpolator 207 generates a four-phase clock signal CLK11, a clock signal CLK12, a clock signal CLK13, and a clock signal CLK13 based on the four-phase clock signal input from the PLL 206.
- the clock signal CLK11 is a clock signal whose phase advance amount is ⁇ .
- the phase advance amount ⁇ is a desired phase advance amount determined according to the phase of the input data.
- the clock signal CLK12 is a clock signal having a phase advance amount of ( ⁇ + 90 °), and is a clock signal having an advance amount of 90 ° with respect to the clock signal CLK11.
- the clock signal CLK13 is a clock signal having a phase advance amount of ( ⁇ + 180 °), and is a clock signal having an advance amount of 180 ° with respect to the clock signal CLK11.
- the clock signal CLK14 is a clock signal having a phase advance amount of ( ⁇ + 270 °) and is a clock signal having an advance amount of 270 ° with respect to the clock signal CLK11.
- the phase interpolator 207 supplies the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK13 to the data output circuit 204.
- the phase interpolator 207 supplies the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13 to the edge output circuit 205.
- the clock signal CLK11 corresponds to, for example, the clock signal CLK1 in FIG.
- the clock signal CLK12, the clock signal CLK13, and the clock signal CLK13 correspond to the clock signal CLK2, the clock signal CLK1B, and the clock signal CLK2B in FIG. 9, respectively.
- the data output circuit 204 extracts data from the input data according to the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK13 supplied from the phase interpolator 207, and outputs the data to the processing circuit 208.
- the edge output circuit 205 extracts the input data near the edge from the input data according to the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13 supplied from the phase interpolator 207, and outputs the input data to the processing circuit 208.
- the processing circuit 208 extracts edge information from the input data and data in the vicinity of the edge in synchronization with the input clock, performs signal processing such as converting it to a phase signal, and then uses them. A predetermined process is performed and a phase signal, in other words, the first control signal PIcode is output to the phase interpolator 207.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a phase interpolator.
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- the selector 1 is supplied with the four-phase clock signal from the PLL 206.
- the selector 1 supplies the supplied four-phase clock signal to the first mixer 21 and the second mixer 22 based on the first control signal PIcode.
- the first control signal PIcode will be described later.
- the mixer 21 receives a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 0 °, and simultaneously receives a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 180 °.
- the input IN1 to the mixer 21 is a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 0 °
- the input IN1B is a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 180 °.
- a clock signal having a phase advance angle of 90 ° is input to the mixer 21, and at the same time, a signal having a phase advance amount of 270 ° is also input.
- the input IN2 to the mixer 21 is a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 90 °
- the input IN2B is a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 270 °.
- the mixer 22 is supplied with a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 90 °, and at the same time, a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 270 °.
- the input IN1 to the mixer 22 is a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 90 °
- the input IN1B is a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 270 °.
- a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 180 ° is input to the mixer 22, and at the same time, a signal having a phase advance amount of 0 ° is also input.
- the input IN2 to the mixer 22 is a clock signal with a phase advance amount of 180 °
- the input IN2B is a clock signal with a phase advance amount of 0 °.
- the mixer 21 advances by 180 ° with respect to the first clock signal CLK11 having a desired phase advance amount ⁇ and the clock signal CLK11 in accordance with the first control signal PIcode.
- a second clock signal CLK13 having a phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 180 °) is generated.
- the first control signal defines the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13 generated by the mixer 21, and also defines the advance amount of the first phase given thereto. In FIG. 3, the advance amount of the first phase is 0 °.
- the clock signal CLK13 is a signal whose phase advance amount is 180 ° (opposite phase) with respect to the clock signal CLK11.
- the output of the mixer 21 is input to the first output buffer circuit 31 corresponding to the mixer 21 and the first and second phase detectors 41 and 42.
- the mixer 22 Based on the clock signal supplied from the selector 1, the mixer 22 generates a third clock signal CLK12 having a phase whose phase advance amount is 90 ° with respect to the clock signal CLK11 in accordance with the second control signal PIcode ′. And a fourth clock signal CLK14 having a phase advance amount of 270 ° with respect to the clock signal CLK11 (in other words, a phase advance amount of 90 ° with respect to the clock signal CLK13). .
- the second control signal determines the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK14 generated by the mixer 22, and also determines the advance amount of the second phase applied thereto.
- the advance amount of the second phase is a value obtained by adding an advance amount corresponding to a phase shift ⁇ described later to 90 °.
- the clock signal CLK14 is a signal whose phase advance angle is 180 ° with respect to the clock signal CLK12.
- the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK14 (second differential signal) are signals having a phase whose phase advance amount is 90 ° with respect to the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13 (first differential signal).
- the output of the mixer 22 is input to the second output buffer circuit 32 corresponding to the mixer 22 and the first and second phase detectors 41 and 42.
- the second control signal PIcode ′ is generated from the first control signal PIcode used to generate the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13, and the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK14 having a phase advance amount of 90 °. Is a signal added with the value used for.
- the second control signal PIcode ′ includes a phase shift of the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK14 with respect to the phase of the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13 (in other words, the advance or delay of the phase advance amount). )
- the value used for correcting ⁇ is added. As a result, the phases of the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK14 are maintained so that the phase advance amount accurately has 90 ° with respect to the phases of the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13.
- the phase shift (in other words, the phase advance shift) ⁇ is the phase advance between the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13 and the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK14. It is a value obtained by subtracting 90 ° from the angular difference.
- the phase shift ⁇ is an undesired shift and is originally a value that is desirably “0”.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a phase interpolator mixer.
- the mixer 21 includes two differential circuits (differential pairs), eight current sources, and eight control switches. Since the mixer 22 has the same configuration as the mixer 21, the illustration of the mixer 22 is omitted.
- the number of current sources and control switches is not limited to eight. The number of current sources and control switches varies arbitrarily depending on the resolution at which an arbitrary phase signal is created.
- the two differential circuits include a first differential circuit including resistors R31 and R32, which are loads common to the two differential circuits, N-channel MOS transistors (FETs) M1 and M2, and a second differential circuit including M3 and M4.
- Input signals IN1, IN1B, IN2, and IN2B are applied to the gate electrodes of M1, M2, M3, and M4, respectively.
- IN1B is an inverted signal of IN1.
- IN2B is an inverted signal of IN2.
- Differential outputs OUT and OUTB are connected to connection points of the resistors R31 and R32 and M1, M2, M3, and M4.
- the differential output OUT corresponds to a clock signal having a phase advance amount ⁇
- the differential output OUTB corresponds to a clock signal having a phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 180 °).
- the differential outputs OUT and OUTB are input to the first output buffer circuit 31. Further, the differential output OUT is input to the first phase detector 41, and the differential output OUTB is input to the second phase detector 42.
- the clock signal CLK11 is output to the differential output OUT.
- the clock signal CLK13 is output to the differential output OUTB. This is signal INA2.
- the clock signal CLK12 is output to the differential output OUT. This is signal INB1.
- the clock signal CLK14 is output to the differential output OUTB. This is signal INB2.
- the eight current sources include M13 to M20.
- a bias voltage Bias is applied to the gate electrodes of M13 to M20.
- a ground potential is connected to the source electrodes of M13 to M20.
- a control switch corresponding to the current source is connected between the drain electrodes of the current sources M13 to M20 and the first and second differential circuits.
- the first differential circuit is driven by current sources M13, M15, M17, and M19.
- the second differential circuit is driven by current sources M14, M16, M18, and M20.
- the eight control switches include M5 to 12 provided corresponding to the eight current sources.
- a 4-bit control signal PIcode [3: 0] is applied to the gate electrodes of the control switches M5, M7, M9, and M11.
- Each bit of PIcode [3: 0] is applied to any one of control switches M5, M7, M9, and M11 associated in advance.
- a 4-bit control signal PIcodeB [3: 0] is applied to the gate electrodes of the control switches M6, M8, M10, and M12.
- Each bit of PIcodeB [3: 0] is applied to any one of control switches M6, M8, M10, and M12 associated in advance.
- PIcodeB [3: 0] is an inverted signal of PIcode [3: 0].
- PIcodeB [3: 0] and PIcode [3: 0] are both the first control signal PIcode.
- Control switches M5 and M6, M7 and 8, M9 and M10, and M11 and M12 are paired. Therefore, signals having an inversion relationship with each other are applied to the gate electrodes of the control switches to be paired. Thus, when one of the paired control switches is on, the other is off.
- a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 0 ° is applied to IN1
- a lead angle amount is 180 ° to IN1B with respect to a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 0 °. Therefore, a signal (with a phase advance amount of 180 °) is applied.
- a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 90 ° is applied to IN2
- IN2B has an advance amount of 180 ° with respect to a clock signal having a phase advance amount of 90 °.
- a certain signal (and therefore a phase advance amount of 270 °) is applied.
- PIcode [3: 0] supplied to the control switches M5, M7, M9, and M11 corresponding to the first differential circuit is (1, 1, 0, 0)
- the second differential PIcodeB [3: 0] supplied to the control switches M6, M8, M10, and M12 corresponding to the circuit is set to (0, 0, 1, 1).
- the weighting of IN1 with the phase advance amount of 0 ° is equal to the weighting of IN1 with the phase advance amount of 90 ° and the weighting of IN1B with the phase advance amount of 180 ° and the phase advancement.
- This is equivalent to setting the weighting of IN2B with the angular amount of 270 ° to the weight “0”.
- PIcode [3: 0] is set to (1, 1, 1, 0), and PIcodeB [3: 0] is set to (0 , 0, 0, 1).
- the weighting of IN1 with a phase advance amount of 0 ° and the weighting of IN2 with a phase advance amount of 90 ° is set to 3: 1
- the weight and phase of IN1B with a phase advance amount of 180 ° are set to 3: 1.
- the mixer 22 has the same configuration as the mixer 21, but receives the second control signal PIcode 'instead of the first control signal PIcode.
- the mixer 22 is a differential signal whose phase advance amount is 90 ° with respect to the differential signal output from the mixer 21, in other words, the phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 90 °) and the phase advance angle.
- An amount ( ⁇ + 270 °) of a clock signal (differential signal) is output.
- phase difference ⁇ of the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK14 with respect to the phase of the clock signal CLK11 exists in the second control signal PIcode ′
- the value used for correction is added. Accordingly, the phases of the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK14 are kept so as to be accurately shifted by 90 ° with respect to the phases of the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13.
- the value used for correcting the phase shift ⁇ is not added to the second control signal PIcode ′.
- the first output buffer circuit 31 is an output circuit of the phase interpolator, and outputs a signal output from the output terminal of the mixer 21 as an output signal of the phase interpolator.
- the second output buffer circuit 32 is an output circuit of the phase interpolator, and outputs a signal output from the output terminal of the mixer 22 as an output signal of the phase interpolator.
- the phase interpolator has a differential signal including the clock signal having the phase advance amount ⁇ and the phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 180 °), and the phase advance amount is 90 ° with respect to the differential signal.
- a differential signal in other words, a differential signal including a clock signal having a phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 90 °) and a phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 270 °) is output.
- the first phase detector 41 includes a clock signal CLK11 (a clock signal having a phase advance amount ⁇ ) output from the mixer 21 and a clock signal CLK12 (a phase advance angle amount ( ⁇ + 90) output from the mixer 22.
- the first phase detector 41 inputs the obtained exclusive OR to the first charge pump circuit 51 corresponding to the first phase detector 41.
- the second phase detector 42 includes a clock signal CLK13 (clock signal having a phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 180 °)) output from the first mixer 21 and a clock signal CLK14 (phase advance) output from the mixer 22.
- the exclusive OR with the angular amount (clock signal of ⁇ + 270 °) is obtained.
- the second phase detector 42 inputs the obtained exclusive OR to the second charge pump circuit 52 corresponding to the second phase detector 42.
- FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a phase detector (PFD).
- PFD phase detector
- the phase detector 41 is an exclusive OR circuit EOR1. To the phase detector 41, the signal INA1 from the mixer 21 and the signal INB1 from the mixer 22 are input. The phase detector 41 obtains the result of an exclusive OR operation (EOR: Exclusive-OR) of the signal INA1 and the signal INB1, and outputs the result as a signal OUT1.
- EOR Exclusive-OR
- the phase detector 42 is an exclusive OR circuit EOR2.
- the phase detector 42 receives the signal INA2 from the mixer 21 and the signal INB2 from the mixer 22.
- the phase detector 42 obtains the result of the exclusive OR (EOR) of the signal INA2 and the signal INB2, and outputs the result as the signal OUT2.
- the first charge pump circuit 51 converts the result of the exclusive OR operation output from the phase detector 41 into a first voltage signal.
- the second charge pump circuit 52 converts the exclusive OR output from the phase detector 42 into a second voltage signal.
- the output terminal of the first charge pump circuit 51 is connected to the output terminal of the second charge pump circuit 52.
- the low-pass filter 6 receives a signal obtained by synthesizing the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal.
- FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a charge pump circuit.
- the charge pump circuit 51 includes an analog switch circuit and two constant current sources inserted between the analog switch circuit and two power supplies.
- the analog switch circuit includes a p-channel MOSFET ⁇ MP511 and an n-channel MOSFET ⁇ MN512.
- a signal OUT1 from the phase detector 41 is input to the charge pump circuit 51 as an input IN.
- the charge pump circuit 51 forms an inverted signal according to the input signal OUT1 and outputs it as a charge pump circuit output.
- the charge pump circuit 52 is not shown in FIG. 4B, but has the same configuration as the charge pump circuit 51.
- the charge pump circuit 52 takes the signal OUT2 from the phase detector 42 as an input IN, forms an inverted signal thereof, and outputs it as an output of the charge pump circuit.
- the low-pass filter 6 is provided between the first and second charge pump circuits 51 and 52 and the ADC 7 and filters a signal obtained by synthesizing the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal by an RC circuit. Cut high frequency components.
- the output (LPF output) of the low-pass filter 6 is a signal generated based on a combined signal of the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal.
- the LPF output is input to the ADC 7.
- FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating an example of a low-pass filter.
- the low pass filter (LPF) 6 is a filter circuit including a resistor R62 and a capacitor C63 connected in series, and a capacitor C61 connected in parallel to the series circuit.
- the low pass filter 6 is supplied with the charge pump circuit outputs from the two charge pump circuits 51 and 52 in common.
- the capacitors C61 and C63 are charged by the charge pump circuit output from the charge pump circuits 51 and 52, or discharged to the charge pump circuit output.
- the low pass filter 6 outputs the level (voltage signal) charged in the capacitors C61 and C63 as an LPF output.
- the ADC 7 is a signal generated based on a combined signal of the first voltage signal output from the first charge pump circuit 51 and the second voltage signal output from the second charge pump circuit 52, in other words, For example, a digital signal is generated based on the LPF output.
- the output of the ADC 7 is input to the adder 8.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an analog-digital converter (ADC).
- ADC analog-digital converter
- the ADC 7 includes a plurality of resistors R71 to R73, a plurality of comparators 71 to 72, and an encoder 73.
- the number of the plurality of resistors R71 to R73 is not limited to three, and the number of the plurality of comparators 71 to 72 is not limited to two.
- the plurality of resistors R71 to R73 are connected in series between the power supply voltage VDD and the ground potential, and divide the power supply voltage VDD into a plurality of voltage values Ref1 to Ref2.
- the voltage at the connection point of the plurality of resistors R71 to R73 is input to one input terminal of the plurality of comparators 71 to 72 as the reference voltage Ref1 to Ref2.
- the LPF output from the low pass filter 6 is input to the other input terminals of the plurality of comparators 71 to 72.
- Each of the plurality of comparators 71 to 72 compares the input reference voltages Ref1 to Ref2 with the LPF output, forms an output “1” in a predetermined case, and inputs the output to the encoder 73.
- reference voltages Ref1 to Ref2 formed inside the ADC 7 are illustrated outside the ADC 1.
- the encoder 73 converts the LPF output from the low-pass filter 6 into a digital signal based on the outputs of the plurality of comparators 71 to 72, and further converts the converted digital signal into an addition value to the PIcode.
- the encoder 73 sets the added value to the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13.
- the values are used to generate the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK14 having a phase advance amount of 90 °.
- the encoder 73 sets the digital signal so that the phase shift of the clock signal CLK12 and the clock signal CLK14 with respect to the phase of the clock signal CLK11 and the clock signal CLK13 is 90 °. Is output.
- the ADC 7 basically refers to the value that the LPF output takes when the phase shift of the clock signal CLK 12 and the clock signal CLK 14 with respect to the phase of the clock signal CLK 11 and the clock signal CLK 13 is 90 °. Used as voltage. Therefore, a value 1 ⁇ 2 Vdd that is half the power supply voltage Vdd is used as the reference voltage.
- the encoder 73 corrects the addition value, the value used for generating the signal with the phase advance amount of 90 °, and the correction of the phase shift ⁇ . It is set as the value which added the value used for.
- the adder 8 receives, for example, a first control signal PIcode and an output of the ADC 7 from a control circuit.
- the adder 8 adds the digital signal output from the ADC 7 to the first control signal PIcode, generates a second control signal PIcode ′, and supplies the second control signal PIcode ′ to the mixer 22.
- the mixer 22 can set the differential signal to be output as a signal having a phase advance angle of 90 ° relative to the differential signal output from the mixer 21.
- FIG. 6 shows the case where the phase advance amount difference between the outputs of the phase interpolator 207 is kept exactly 90 °
- FIG. 7 shows the phase advance amount between the outputs of the phase interpolator 207
- 8 shows the case where the difference is smaller than 90 °
- FIG. 8 shows the case where the phase advance amount difference between the outputs of the phase interpolator 207 is larger than 90 °.
- FIG. 6 shows four phases of ⁇ , ( ⁇ + 90 °), ( ⁇ + 180 °), and ( ⁇ + 270 °) based on four-phase clock signals with phase advance amounts of 0 °, 90 °, 180 °, and 270 °.
- the state in which the clock signal is formed is shown.
- the mixer 21 outputs a differential signal having a desired phase advance amount ⁇
- the mixer 22 has a phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 90 °) having an advance amount of 90 ° with respect to these signals.
- ⁇ is the advance amount of the desired phase.
- the output of the phase detector 41 is an exclusive OR of the signal of the phase advance amount ⁇ and the signal of the phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 90 °). Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 6, the output OUT1 is at a high level during a period when one of the inputs is at a high level (“1”), and is at a low level during other periods.
- the output of the phase detector 42 is an exclusive OR of the signal of the phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 180 °) and the signal of the phase advance amount ( ⁇ + 270 °). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the output OUT2 becomes high level during a period when one of the inputs is high level (“1”), and becomes low level during other periods.
- the charge pump circuits 51 and 52 output an inverted signal of the signal OUT1 from the phase detectors 41 and 42. Therefore, the charge pump circuits 51 and 52 charge the capacitor C61 and the capacitor C63 of the low pass filter 6 during the high level period and the low pass filter 6 during the low level period in the signal obtained by inverting the PFD output of FIG. The capacitor 61 and the capacitor C63 are discharged.
- the phase advance amount difference between the outputs of the phase interpolator 207 is 90 °. Therefore, in the PFD output of FIG. 6, the high level period and the low level period are equal. In other words, the charging time and discharging time of the capacitor C61 and the capacitor C63 of the low pass filter 6 become equal.
- the charge pump circuit output which is the result of combining the outputs of the charge pump circuits 51 and 52, becomes a signal having a predetermined voltage value.
- This predetermined voltage value is, for example, a half voltage (1/2 Vdd) of the power supply voltage Vdd. As described above, this voltage value is used as a reference voltage for the ADC 7.
- the output of the encoder 73 of the ADC 7 is only a value corresponding to the phase advance amount 90 °
- the output PIcode ′ of the adder 8 is a value obtained by adding a value corresponding to the phase advance amount 90 ° to PIcode. It becomes.
- the four-phase clock signals CLK11, CLK12, CLK13, and CLK14 output from the two mixers 21 and 22 maintain the phase advance amount difference as it is.
- the phase advance amount difference between the outputs of the phase interpolator 207 is smaller than 90 °.
- a signal having a phase advance amount difference of 90 ° with respect to a clock signal having a phase advance amount ⁇ is a phase advanced by ⁇ .
- the high level period and the low level period are not equal, and the charging time and discharging time of the capacitor C61 and the capacitor C63 of the low pass filter 6 are not equal. That is, when the duty ratio of the PFD output is not 1: 1, the charging time and discharging time of the capacitor 61 and the capacitor 63 of the low-pass filter 6 are also not 1: 1.
- the high level period becomes shorter than 1 ⁇ 4 period. In other words, the period is shorter than a period corresponding to a phase advance amount of 90 ° with respect to one cycle of 360 °. This high level period corresponds to the advance amount ⁇ of the advanced phase.
- the output of the charge pump circuit which is the result of combining the outputs of the charge pump circuits 51 and 52, gradually increases to a higher value and corresponds to the advance amount ⁇ of the advanced phase than the original value 1 ⁇ 2 Vdd. It will be higher by the value you want. Accordingly, the output of the ADC 7 also becomes a value that is larger by a value corresponding to the advance amount ⁇ of the phase advanced than the original value “0”, and the output PIcode ′ of the adder 8 is changed to the PIcode by the advance amount of the original phase. A value corresponding to the difference of 90 ° is added to a value corresponding to the advance amount ⁇ of the advanced phase. In other words, the output PIcode 'of the adder 8 is a value that delays the phase (advanced) at that time.
- the control signal PIcode ' that delays the current phase relative to the mixer 21 is input to the mixer 22.
- the four-phase clock signals CLK11, CLK12, CLK13, and CLK14 output from the two mixers 21 and 22 are corrected to 90 °, which is the difference in the correct phase advance amount.
- the difference in the phase advance amount between the outputs of the phase interpolator 207 is greater than 90 °.
- the signal that should originally have a phase advance amount difference of 90 ° with respect to the clock signal having the phase advance amount ⁇ has a phase delayed by ⁇ .
- the high level period is longer than a quarter cycle, in other words, It becomes longer than a period corresponding to a phase advance amount of 90 ° with respect to one cycle of 360 °. This high level period corresponds to the advanced phase amount ⁇ of the delayed phase.
- the output of the charge pump circuit which is the result of combining the outputs of the charge pump circuits 51 and 52, gradually decreases to a lower value, and corresponds to the advance amount ⁇ of the phase delayed from the original value 1 ⁇ 2 Vdd.
- the value will be as low as Accordingly, the output of the ADC 7 is also a value that is smaller by a value corresponding to the phase advance amount ⁇ delayed from the original value “0” 0, and the output PIcode ′ of the adder 8 is changed to PIcode by the original phase advance amount.
- the value corresponding to the difference of 90 ° is added, and the value corresponding to the advance amount ⁇ of the delayed phase is subtracted.
- the output PIcode 'of the adder 8 is set to a value that advances the (advanced) phase at that time.
- the control signal PIcode ′ that advances the current phase relative to the mixer 21 is input to the mixer 22.
- the four-phase clock signals CLK11, CLK12, CLK13, and CLK14 output from the two mixers 21 and 22 are corrected to 90 °, which is the difference in the correct phase advance amount.
- the above embodiment is an example in which the four-phase clock signals CLK11, CLK12, CLK13, and CLK14 are maintained at 90 ° which is the difference in the advance amount of the correct phase. May be a value other than 90 °.
- the first mixer 21 has a phase advance amount ⁇ of the clock signal CLK11 and a phase advance amount of 180 with respect to the clock signal CLK11.
- a clock signal CLK13 that is ° is generated.
- the advance amount of the phase of the clock signal CLK13 is ( ⁇ + 180 °).
- the second mixer 22 is a clock that is a value obtained by adding or subtracting a predetermined advance amount adjustment value x to the clock signal CLK11 with a phase advance amount of 90 ° in accordance with the second control signal PIcode ′.
- a signal CLK12 and a clock signal CLK14 which is a value obtained by adding or subtracting a predetermined advance amount adjustment value x to a phase advance amount of 270 ° with respect to the clock signal CLK11, are generated.
- the advance amount of the phase of the clock signal CLK12 is ( ⁇ + 90 ° ⁇ x)
- the advance amount of the phase of the clock signal CLK14 is ( ⁇ + 270 ° ⁇ x).
- the difference in the advance amount of the phase of the clock signals CLK12 and CLK14 with respect to the clock signals CLK11 and CLK13 is (90 ° ⁇ x).
- a digital signal output from the ADC 7 to be added to the first control signal PIcode is generated as follows.
- the ADC 7 includes a combined signal of the first voltage signal output from the first charge pump circuit 51 and the second voltage signal output from the second charge pump circuit 52, and the second control signal PIcode.
- a digital signal is generated based on a signal generated based on a signal (hereinafter referred to as an adjustment signal) that gives a signal amount corresponding to a predetermined advance amount adjustment value x in '.
- the voltages Ref1 and Ref2 input to the comparators 71 and 72 of the ADC 7 are variable. Therefore, the voltages Ref1 and Ref2 are voltage signals including an adjustment signal.
- the voltages Ref1 and Ref2 are a signal component having a phase advance difference of 90 ° between the clock signals CLK12 and CLK14 with respect to the clock signals CLK11 and CLK13, and the clock signals CLK12 and CLK14 with respect to the clock signals CLK11 and CLK13. This is the sum or difference with the signal component (the signal component of the adjustment signal) that uses the difference in phase advance amount as the advance amount adjustment value x.
- the voltages Ref1 and Ref2 are usually signal components with a difference in advance amount of 90 °. This is the default value of the voltages Ref1 and Ref2.
- the voltages Ref1 and Ref2 use the signal component that sets the difference in the advance amount as 90 ° and the difference in the advance amount as the advance amount adjustment value. It is the sum of the signal component x.
- the voltages Ref1 and Ref2 are the signal component that sets the advance amount difference to 90 ° and the advance amount difference is the advance amount adjustment value x. And a signal component.
- the resistor R73 is a variable resistor.
- the voltages Ref1 and Ref2 can be changed by changing the value of the variable resistor R73.
- the control signal of the variable resistor R73 is input from the input terminal of the LSI chip 200, for example, and set in a register that stores the value of the control signal.
- the value of the control signal of the variable resistor R73 is determined based on, for example, the result of a data transmission test between the LSI chip 100 and the LSI chip 200. As a result, in the period determined by the up and down edges of the clock, the data is captured more accurately by synchronizing with the signal of the advance amount different from the advance amount of 90 ° instead of the center of the period. Can capture data.
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6 ロウパスフィルタ(LPF)
7 アナログデジタル変換器
8 加算器
21、22 ミキサ
31、32 出力バッファ回路
41、42 位相検出器(PFD)
51、52 チャージポンプ回路
100、200 半導体集積回路装置(LSIチップ)
102 出力端子
201 入力端子
202 IOマクロ
203 入力バッファ回路
204 データ出力回路
205 エッジ出力回路
206 PLL
207 位相インタポレータ(PI)
208 処理回路
300 伝送路
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- 4相のクロック信号を第1のミキサ及び第2のミキサに供給するセレクタと、
前記セレクタから供給された前記クロック信号に基づいて、生成される第1のクロック信号及び第2のクロック信号を定めると共に前記クロック信号に与えられる第1の位相の進角量を定める第1の制御信号に従って、前記第1の位相の進角量の前記第1のクロック信号と前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が180°である前記第2のクロック信号とを生成する第1のミキサと、
前記セレクタから供給された前記クロック信号に基づいて、生成される第3のクロック信号及び第4のクロック信号を定めると共に前記クロック信号に与えられる第2の位相の進角量を定める第2の制御信号に従って、前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が90°である前記第3のクロック信号と前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が270°である位相の前記第4のクロック信号とを生成する第2のミキサと、
前記第1のミキサから出力された前記第1のクロック信号と前記第2のミキサから出力された前記第3のクロック信号との排他的論理和を求める第1の位相検出器と、
前記第1のミキサから出力された前記第2のクロック信号と前記第2のミキサから出力された前記第4のクロック信号との排他的論理和を求める第2の位相検出器と、
前記第1の位相検出器から出力された排他的論理和を第1の電圧信号に変換する第1のチャージポンプ回路と、
前記第2の位相検出器から出力された排他的論理和を第2の電圧信号に変換する第2のチャージポンプ回路と、
前記第1のチャージポンプ回路から出力された前記第1の電圧信号と前記第2のチャージポンプ回路から出力された前記第2の電圧信号との合成信号に基づいて生成された信号に基づいて、デジタル信号を生成するアナログデジタル変換器と、
前記アナログデジタル変換器から出力されたデジタル信号を前記第1の制御信号に加算して前記第2の制御信号を生成して、前記第2のミキサに供給する加算器とを備える
ことを特徴とする位相インタポレータ。 - 前記アナログデジタル変換器は、前記第1の電圧信号と前記第2の電圧信号との合成信号に基づいて生成された信号が予め定められた値である場合に、前記第1及び第2のクロック信号の位相に対する前記第3及び第4のクロック信号の位相のずれを90°とするように、前記デジタル信号を出力する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の位相インタポレータ。 - 前記アナログデジタル変換器は、前記第1及び第2のクロック信号の位相に対する前記第3及び第4のクロック信号の位相のずれが90°である場合に前記第1の電圧信号と前記第2の電圧信号との合成信号に基づいて生成された信号の取る値を、当該アナログデジタル変換器の参照電圧として用いる
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の位相インタポレータ。 - 前記位相インタポレータが、更に、
前記第1及び第2のチャージポンプ回路と前記アナログデジタル変換器との間に設けられ、前記第1の電圧信号と前記第2の電圧信号とを合成した信号をフィルタリングするロウパスフィルタを備える
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の位相インタポレータ。 - 4相のクロック信号を第1のミキサ及び第2のミキサに供給するセレクタと、
前記セレクタから供給された前記クロック信号に基づいて、生成される第1のクロック信号及び第2のクロック信号を定めると共に前記クロック信号に与えられる第1の位相の進角量を定める第1の制御信号に従って、前記第1の位相の進角量の前記第1のクロック信号と前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が180°である前記第2のクロック信号とを生成する第1のミキサと、
前記セレクタから供給された前記クロック信号に基づいて、生成される第3のクロック信号及び第4のクロック信号を定めると共に前記クロック信号に与えられる第2の位相の進角量を定める第2の制御信号に従って、前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が90°である前記第3のクロック信号と前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が270°である位相の前記第4のクロック信号とを生成する第2のミキサと、
前記第1のミキサから出力された前記第1のクロック信号と前記第2のミキサから出力された前記第3のクロック信号との排他的論理和を求める第1の位相検出器と、
前記第1のミキサから出力された前記第2のクロック信号と前記第2のミキサから出力された前記第4のクロック信号との排他的論理和を求める第2の位相検出器と、
前記第1の位相検出器から出力された排他的論理和を第1の電圧信号に変換する第1のチャージポンプ回路と、
前記第2の位相検出器から出力された排他的論理和を第2の電圧信号に変換する第2のチャージポンプ回路と、
前記第1のチャージポンプ回路から出力された前記第1の電圧信号と前記第2のチャージポンプ回路から出力された前記第2の電圧信号との合成信号に基づいて生成された信号に基づいて、デジタル信号を生成するアナログデジタル変換器と、
前記アナログデジタル変換器から出力されたデジタル信号を前記第1の制御信号に加算して前記第2の制御信号を生成して、前記第2のミキサに供給する加算器とを備える位相インタポレータと、
前記セレクタに前記4相のクロック信号を供給するPLL回路と、
受信した入力信号を、エッジ出力回路及びデータ出力回路に入力する入力バッファ回路と、
前記第1のミキサから出力された前記第1のクロック信号と前記第2のクロック信号とに従って、前記入力信号からエッジを抽出するエッジ出力回路と、
前記第2のミキサから出力された前記第3のクロック信号と前記第4のクロック信号とに従って、前記入力信号からデータを抽出するデータ出力回路とを備える
ことを特徴とする半導体回路装置。 - 4相のクロック信号を第1のミキサ及び第2のミキサに供給するセレクタと、
前記セレクタから供給された前記クロック信号に基づいて、生成される第1のクロック信号及び第2のクロック信号を定めると共に前記クロック信号に与えられる第1の位相の進角量を定める第1の制御信号に従って、前記第1の位相の進角量の前記第1のクロック信号と前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が180°である前記第2のクロック信号とを生成する第1のミキサと、
前記セレクタから供給された前記クロック信号に基づいて、生成される第3のクロック信号及び第4のクロック信号を定めると共に前記クロック信号に与えられる第2の位相の進角量を定める第2の制御信号に従って、前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が90°に所定の進角量調整値を加算又は減算した値である前記第3のクロック信号と前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が270°に所定の進角量調整値を加算又は減算した値である前記第4のクロック信号とを生成する第2のミキサと、
前記第1のミキサから出力された前記第1のクロック信号と前記第2のミキサから出力された前記第3のクロック信号との排他的論理和を求める第1の位相検出器と、
前記第1のミキサから出力された前記第2のクロック信号と前記第2のミキサから出力された前記第4のクロック信号との排他的論理和を求める第2の位相検出器と、
前記第1の位相検出器から出力された排他的論理和を第1の電圧信号に変換する第1のチャージポンプ回路と、
前記第2の位相検出器から出力された排他的論理和を第2の電圧信号に変換する第2のチャージポンプ回路と、
前記第1のチャージポンプ回路から出力された前記第1の電圧信号と前記第2のチャージポンプ回路から出力された前記第2の電圧信号との合成信号と、前記第2の制御信号における前記所定の進角量調整値に相当する信号量を与える信号とに基づいて生成された信号に基づいて、デジタル信号を生成するアナログデジタル変換器と、
前記アナログデジタル変換器から出力されたデジタル信号を前記第1の制御信号に加算して前記第2の制御信号を生成して、前記第2のミキサに供給する加算器とを備える
ことを特徴とする位相インタポレータ。 - 4相のクロック信号を第1のミキサ及び第2のミキサに供給するセレクタと、
前記セレクタから供給された前記クロック信号に基づいて、生成される第1のクロック信号及び第2のクロック信号を定めると共に前記クロック信号に与えられる第1の位相の進角量を定める第1の制御信号に従って、前記第1の位相の進角量の前記第1のクロック信号と前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が180°である前記第2のクロック信号とを生成する第1のミキサと、
前記セレクタから供給された前記クロック信号に基づいて、生成される第3のクロック信号及び第4のクロック信号を定めると共に前記クロック信号に与えられる第2の位相の進角量を定める第2の制御信号に従って、前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が90°に所定の進角量調整値を加算又は減算した値である前記第3のクロック信号と前記第1のクロック信号に対して位相の進角量が270°に所定の進角量調整値を加算又は減算した値である前記第4のクロック信号とを生成する第2のミキサと、
前記第1のミキサから出力された前記第1のクロック信号と前記第2のミキサから出力された前記第3のクロック信号との排他的論理和を求める第1の位相検出器と、
前記第1のミキサから出力された前記第2のクロック信号と前記第2のミキサから出力された前記第4のクロック信号との排他的論理和を求める第2の位相検出器と、
前記第1の位相検出器から出力された排他的論理和を第1の電圧信号に変換する第1のチャージポンプ回路と、
前記第2の位相検出器から出力された排他的論理和を第2の電圧信号に変換する第2のチャージポンプ回路と、
前記第1のチャージポンプ回路から出力された前記第1の電圧信号と前記第2のチャージポンプ回路から出力された前記第2の電圧信号との合成信号と、前記第2の制御信号における前記所定の進角量調整値に相当する信号量を与える信号とに基づいて生成された信号に基づいて、デジタル信号を生成するアナログデジタル変換器と、
前記アナログデジタル変換器から出力されたデジタル信号を前記第1の制御信号に加算して前記第2の制御信号を生成して、前記第2のミキサに供給する加算器とを備える位相インタポレータと、
前記セレクタに前記4相のクロック信号を供給するPLL回路と、
受信した入力信号を、エッジ出力回路及びデータ出力回路に入力する入力バッファ回路と、
前記第1のミキサから出力された前記第1のクロック信号と前記第2のクロック信号とに従って、前記入力信号からエッジを抽出するエッジ出力回路と、
前記第2のミキサから出力された前記第3のクロック信号と前記第4のクロック信号とに従って、前記入力信号からデータを抽出するデータ出力回路とを備える
ことを特徴とする半導体回路装置。
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