Integrated circuit for clock generation for memory devices

USRE45359E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH · DE

Inventor

• Joerg Goller · Ramstein-Miesenbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 4, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 3, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 4, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A device for generating clock signals for use with a plurality of DDR memory devices on a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) board is provided that has a data buffer for buffering data. A clock divider divides a first clock signal (CLK1) having a first clock frequency to generate a second clock signal (CLK20) having a second clock frequency which is an integer multiple of the first clock frequency. A shift register (SH) receives the second clock signal as a data input signal, and comprises a plurality flip-flops having clock inputs coupled to receive the first clock signal (CLK1), and further coupled so that the data output of a preceding flip-flop is coupled to be the data input of a following flip-flop. The second clock signal is shifted through the shift register (SH) in response to the first clock signal (CLK1) to generate a plurality of shifted clock signals (CLK 21, . . . , CLK32) at respective data outputs of the plurality of flip-flops. A multiplexer commonly coupled to the data outputs of the flip-flops selects one of the shifted clock signals (CLK 21, . . . , CLK32) to serve as an output clock signal for transmission of the buffered data to a memory device.