具有宽输入工作周期范围和低输出时钟工作周期错误的DLL设计
Binyu Qin1, Haoyu Qin2, Chenyu Fang1
1School of Integrated Circuits, Shandong University, Jinan 250101, China.
Micromachines
|November 27, 2025
概括
本研究引入了一种具有广泛工作周期范围的新型延时锁定循环 (DLL) 设计,这对于像DRAM这样的高速半导体芯片至关重要. 简单的架构确保了高级电子系统的高效时钟信号同步.
科学领域:
- 电气工程 电气工程
- 计算机工程 计算机工程
- 微电子学微电子学
背景情况:
- 现代半导体芯片需要更高的数据速率和精确的时钟信号.
- 现有的延时锁定循环 (DLL) 设计经常与广泛的输入时钟工作周期变化作斗争.
- 动态随机存储器 (DRAM) 系统需要强大的时钟解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 以简单的设计呈现一个新的DLL架构.
- 为了实现广泛的输入时钟工作周期范围,以提高适用性.
- 为了满足高速半导体应用的严格时钟要求.
主要方法:
- 设计了一个DLL,使用两个Bang-Bang相探测器 (BBPD).
- 该BBPD被用来独立调整分开时钟信号的上升和下降边缘.
- 实施和验证使用通过模拟的65nmCMOS工艺进行.
主要成果:
- 该DLL以3.2GHz的频率工作.
- 实现了从18%到72%的广泛输入时钟工作周期范围.
- 证明了0.6%的低最大输出时钟工作周期误差,高峰到高峰动率为15.73 ps,功耗为12.7 mW.
结论:
- 拟议的DLL设计为广泛的工作周期时钟同步提供了一个简单而有效的解决方案.
- 由于其性能指标,该设计非常适合用于高速应用,包括DRAM.
- 这项工作为下一代半导体集成电路提供了有价值的计时组件.
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