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| 20090251181 | Method and apparatus for tuning phase of clock signal - A method and apparatus for tuning a phase of a data clock signal having a different frequency than a main clock signal. The method of tuning includes coarse tuning by receiving the data clock signal, dividing the data clock signal to generate a frequency-divided clock signal having a same frequency as the main clock signal, repeatedly shifting the frequency-divided clock signal to generate multiphase frequency-divided clock signals at a predetermined phase interval, comparing a phase of each of the multiphase frequency-divided clock signals with a phase of the main clock signal, and determining a phase shift amount based on a comparison result, and fine tuning by comparing a phase of a multiphase frequency-divided clock signal corresponding to the phase shift amount with the phase of the main clock signal and adjusting the phase of the data clock signal by a predetermined phase step based on the comparison result. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100079180 | AC-COUPLING PHASE INTERPOLATOR AND DELAY-LOCKED LOOP USING THE SAME - An AC-coupling phase interpolator and a DLL using the same are provided. The AC-coupling phase interpolator includes a coupling capacitor generating and outputting a coupling signal by AC-coupling to an interpolation signal obtained by phase-interpolating an input signal. Thereby, it is possible to correct duty of an input signal and adjust the level of an output signal. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100103952 | Method, device, and system for data communication with preamble for reduced switching noise - A data communication device or system includes a preamble unit and a data interface. The preamble unit generates or detects a first preamble having a first length for a first data line, and generates or detects a second preamble having a second length for a second data line. The first length is different from the second length, and data on the first and second data lines form parallel data. The data interface communicates a first data with the first preamble via the first data line and communicates a second data with the second preamble via the second data line. The respective length and/or respective pattern of each preamble are adjustable and/or programmable. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100141311 | Phase-Locked Loop and Bias Generator - A phase-locked loop (PLL) having a bias generator capable of reducing noise is provided. In the PLL, a voltage controlled oscillator is driven using a regulator. The bias generator, which applies a bias voltage to the regulator, is configured to have opposite power noise characteristics to the power noise characteristics of the regulator, such that the occurrence of jitter in the PLL is reduced. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100259310 | DATA TRANSFER CIRCUIT AND METHOD WITH COMPENSATED CLOCK JITTER - A data I/O interface for an integrated circuit device includes a noise detector receiving a power supply voltage, detecting a power supply voltage noise component, and providing a clock delay control signal in response to detected power supply voltage noise component. The data I/O interface also includes a clock delay circuit providing a delayed clock signal in response to the clock delay control signal, and a data transfer circuit powered by the power supply voltage and providing output data synchronously with the delayed clock signal. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100271887 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE COMPRISING VARIABLE DELAY UNIT - A semiconductor memory device comprises a variable delay unit and a data trainer. The variable delay unit is configured to generate a write data signal by delaying a write data driving signal by different amounts of time depending on whether the semiconductor memory device is in a data training mode or a normal operating mode, and further configured to generate a read data driving signal by delaying a read data signal by different amounts of time in the data training mode and the normal operating mode. The data trainer is configured to be activated in the data training mode, and while activated, receive the write data signal, compare the write data signal with a predetermined write pattern, perform a data training mode operation, and output the read data signal with a predetermined read pattern. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100329041 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING POWER-SAVING EFFECT - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a controller, and a data input/output (I/O) unit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells and is configured to store data. The controller is configured to enable a write clock signal in response to an active command when a write latency of the semiconductor device is less than a reference write latency and disable the write clock signal during a disabling period in which read data is output from the semiconductor device. The data I/O unit is configured to receive data in response to the write clock signal and output the data to the memory cell array. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110026334 | BIDIRECTIONAL EQUALIZER WITH CMOS INDUCTIVE BIAS CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit (IC) device, system and related method of communicating data are described. The IC device includes; a data port configured to provide output data to a channel and receive input data from the channel, an impedance matching circuit connected to the data port and configured to operate as an output driver circuit when the output data is being transmitted and as an on die termination circuit when the input data is being received, and an active inductive bias circuit connected to the data port in parallel with the impedance matching circuit, and configured to adjust the impedance of the data port to the channel during transmission of the output data as a function of output data frequency and adjust the impedance of the data port to the channel during receipt of the input data as a function of input data frequency. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110030064 | DATA MASK SYSTEM AND DATA MASK METHOD - A data mask system includes a processor providing control signals including a command signal, an address signal, and a data signal, a data mask processor receiving the control signals and providing either write data or masked data in response to the control signals, and generating data mask information and a data mask selection signal from at least one of the control signals, and a data mask register unit receiving the data mask selection signal, storing the data mask information, selecting a subset of the stored data mask information in response to the data mask selection signal, and returning selected data mask information to the data mask processor. The data mask processor receives the selected data mask information from the data mask register unit and provides the masked data as a result of performing a data mask operation on the data signal according to the selected data mask information. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110156934 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARALLEL DATA INTERFACING USING COMBINED CODING AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR - A semiconductor device may include a coding lookup table unit including a plurality of coding lookup tables each of which is selected by a respectively selection signal, and a selection unit configured to receive one of N-bit parallel data and extract respective encoded data corresponding to the selection signal and to which the N-bit parallel data is mapped from the coding lookup table unit, and encoded data and extract respective N-bit parallel data corresponding to the selection signal and to which the encoded data is mapped from the coding lookup table unit, wherein N is 2 or an integer greater than 2, and wherein the coding lookup tables respectively store a plurality of coded data patterns that respectively correspond to patterns of the N-bit parallel data and are random temporally and spatially. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158011 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD - A memory interface circuit is provided, comprising: a first signal output circuit configured to output a first signal via a first signal line to a first I/O terminal; a second signal output circuit configured to output a second signal via a second signal line to a second I/O terminal; and a noise cancellation circuit having at least one phase adjusting element and at least one gain adjusting element to reduce a noise signal induced on the second signal line due to the presence of the first signal on the first signal line, wherein the second signal line is disposed adjacent to the first signal line. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158030 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TUNING PHASE OF CLOCK SIGNAL - A method and apparatus for tuning a phase of a data clock signal having a different frequency than a main clock signal. The method of tuning includes coarse tuning by receiving the data clock signal, dividing the data clock signal to generate a frequency-divided clock signal having a same frequency as the main clock signal, repeatedly shifting the frequency-divided clock signal to generate multiphase frequency-divided clock signals at a predetermined phase interval, comparing a phase of each of the multiphase frequency-divided clock signals with a phase of the main clock signal, and determining a phase shift amount based on a comparison result, and fine tuning by comparing a phase of a multiphase frequency-divided clock signal corresponding to the phase shift amount with the phase of the main clock signal and adjusting the phase of the data clock signal by a predetermined phase step based on the comparison result. | 06-30-2011 |
