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Clock and data recovery circuit and phase interpolator therefor

US9800234B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2016
Grant dateOct 24, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2005/00052
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A clock and data recovery circuit and a phase interpolator therefor are provided. The clock and data recovery circuit includes a phase-locked loop, a control unit and the phase interpolator, a receiving circuit, a serial-to-parallel conversion circuit. The phase interpolator is connected with the control unit of the clock and data recovery circuit, and the phase interpolator includes: an encoding circuit, two multiplexers, a clock mixer, and two differential to single-ended amplifiers. The control unit is configured to further control the encoding circuit to change a delay position for a clock outputted by the phase interpolator in a case that the data sampled in the current clock position is not the optimal sampled data, to lead or lag the clock, thereby forming a stable state in which the clock follows the data dynamically.

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