Method for multiple-phase splitting by phase interpolation and circuit the same
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1. A method of phase splitting for generating multi-phase clocks having the same frequency and predetermined phase differences between one another, comprising:
- a plurality of reference clocks each generating an output of a first frequency having a first phase difference from other reference clocks;
for each of the plurality of reference clocks, utilizing a plurality of periods in the output of a single reference clock to generate a plurality of output clocks each having a second frequency at a second phase difference from other output clocks generated by said single reference clock, each period of the second frequency being equal to the sum of the plurality of periods utilized in the output of said single reference clock wherein the first phase difference is a multiple of the second phase difference;
determining a first reference period of a first reference clock of the plurality of reference clocks;
finding a first reference period in a second reference clock of the plurality of reference clocks lagging the first reference period of the first reference clock;
dividing the frequency of the first reference clock at a time point corresponding to the first reference period of the first reference clock in order to generate an output clock; and
dividing the frequency of the second reference clock at a time point corresponding to the first reference period of the second reference clock in order to generate another output clock.
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The invention relates to a method and related circuitry for multiple phase-splitting. The method includes: while generating M output clocks with a same frequency f1 and different phases, generating N reference clocks with a same frequency (M/N)*f1 and different phases (wherein M>N), and triggering (N/M) frequency division using different periods within each reference clock to generate (M/N) output clocks of different phases for each reference clock, such that the M output clocks of different phases are generated from the N reference clocks of different phases.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of phase splitting for generating multi-phase clocks having the same frequency and predetermined phase differences between one another, comprising:
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a plurality of reference clocks each generating an output of a first frequency having a first phase difference from other reference clocks; for each of the plurality of reference clocks, utilizing a plurality of periods in the output of a single reference clock to generate a plurality of output clocks each having a second frequency at a second phase difference from other output clocks generated by said single reference clock, each period of the second frequency being equal to the sum of the plurality of periods utilized in the output of said single reference clock wherein the first phase difference is a multiple of the second phase difference; determining a first reference period of a first reference clock of the plurality of reference clocks; finding a first reference period in a second reference clock of the plurality of reference clocks lagging the first reference period of the first reference clock; dividing the frequency of the first reference clock at a time point corresponding to the first reference period of the first reference clock in order to generate an output clock; and dividing the frequency of the second reference clock at a time point corresponding to the first reference period of the second reference clock in order to generate another output clock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A multi-phase clock-generating circuit for generating two output clocks of the same frequency with a predetermined phase difference between each other, comprising:
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a clock generator for generating two reference clocks having a same frequency that is a multiple greater than 1 of the frequency of the two output clocks, the two reference clocks having a predetermined reference phase difference between each other; a phase interpolator for generating two corresponding output clocks wherein each period of these two output clocks is triggered by a corresponding reference period of one of the two reference clocks, which is apart from other reference periods of said one of the two reference clocks by at least one or a plurality of periods of said one of the two reference clocks; a sequence triggering module for stopping a reference period of a second reference clock of said two reference clocks lagging a first reference period of a first reference clock of said two reference clocks to generate a corresponding intermediate clock; and a frequency division module for dividing the frequency of the first reference clock and the corresponding intermediate clock to generate two corresponding output clocks; wherein each reference period of the corresponding intermediate clock lags the first reference period of the first reference clock. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of phase-splitting for generating two output clocks of the same frequency with a predetermined phase difference between each other, comprising:
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generating a first reference clock having a frequency that is a multiple greater than 1 of a frequency of a corresponding output clock, a period of the corresponding output clock being substantially equal to an integer multiple of a reference period of the first reference clock; triggering periods of different said two output clocks by the reference period of the corresponding reference clock to generate the two output clocks; generating a second reference clock having the same clock frequency but a different phase as the first reference clock; and triggering each period of a third output clock according to each period of the second reference clock; wherein output of the third output clock is of the same frequency as said two output clocks and has the predetermined phase difference from said two output clocks. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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