Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input/output data synchronizing device
- Patent Title (中): 输入/输出数据同步装置
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Application No.: US09706731Application Date: 2000-11-07
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Publication No.: US06498524B1Publication Date: 2002-12-24
- Inventor: Kenichi Kawasaki , Yasuharu Sato , Terumasa Kitahara , Masao Nakano , Masao Taguchi , Yoshihiro Takemae , Yasurou Matsuzaki , Koichi Nishimura , Yoshinori Okajima , Naoharu Shinozaki , Hiroko Douchi
- Applicant: Kenichi Kawasaki , Yasuharu Sato , Terumasa Kitahara , Masao Nakano , Masao Taguchi , Yoshihiro Takemae , Yasurou Matsuzaki , Koichi Nishimura , Yoshinori Okajima , Naoharu Shinozaki , Hiroko Douchi
- Priority: JP8-213882 19960813; JP8-339988 19961219; JP9-89516 19970408
- Main IPC: H03L708
- IPC: H03L708

Abstract:
Disclosed is a semiconductor device for outputting an output signal with a given phase held relative to an external clock despite a difference in characteristic, a change in temperature, and a fluctuation in supply voltage. The semiconductor device comprises an input circuit for inputting the external clock and outputting a reference signal, an output circuit for receiving an output timing signal and outputting an output signal according to the timing of the output timing signal, and an output timing control circuit for controlling the output timing so that the output signal exhibits a given phase relative to the external clock. The output timing control circuit includes a delay circuit for delaying the reference signal by a specified magnitude and generating an output timing signal, a phase comparison circuit for comparing the phase of the output timing signal with the phase of the reference signal, and a delay control circuit for specifying the magnitude of a delay to be produced by the delay circuit according to the result of comparison performed by the phase comparison circuit.
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