Clock and data recovery circuit having wide phase margin
First Claim
1. A clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit comprising:
- a sampler configured to sample serial data in response to a recovery clock signal to generate a serial sampling pulse;
a CDR loop configured to transform the serial sampling pulse into parallel data, configured to generate a plurality of phase signals with a first speed based on the parallel data, and configured to generate a phase control signal with a second speed higher than the first speed based on the plurality of phase signals; and
a phase interpolator configured to generate the recovery clock signal fed to the sampler by controlling a phase of a reference clock signal in response to the phase control signal from the CDR loop.
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Abstract
A clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit includes a sampler, a CDR loop and a phase interpolator. The sampler samples serial data in response to a recovery clock signal to generate a serial sampling pulse. The CDR loop transforms the serial sampling pulse into parallel data, generates a plurality of phase signals with a first speed based on the parallel data, and generates a phase control signal with a second speed higher than the first speed based on the plurality of phase signals. The phase interpolator generates the recovery clock signal by controlling a phase of a reference clock signal in response to the phase control signal. Therefore, the CDR circuit may recover data and a clock with a relatively high speed.
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32 Claims
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1. A clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit comprising:
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a sampler configured to sample serial data in response to a recovery clock signal to generate a serial sampling pulse;
a CDR loop configured to transform the serial sampling pulse into parallel data, configured to generate a plurality of phase signals with a first speed based on the parallel data, and configured to generate a phase control signal with a second speed higher than the first speed based on the plurality of phase signals; and
a phase interpolator configured to generate the recovery clock signal fed to the sampler by controlling a phase of a reference clock signal in response to the phase control signal from the CDR loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of recovering a clock and data, the method comprising:
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sampling serial data in response to a recovery clock signal to generate a serial sampling pulse;
transforming the serial sampling pulse into parallel data;
generating a plurality of phase signals with a first speed based on the parallel data;
generating a phase control signal with a second speed higher than the first speed based on the plurality of phase signals; and
generating the recovery clock signal by controlling a phase of a reference clock signal in response to the phase control signal, the reference signal being externally provided. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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