Clock data recovery circuit
View Patent ↗A simple circuit that supports high and low data rates is provided. The circuit includes: a detection circuit 11 for detecting whether D 1 ≠D 2 or D 1 ≠D 3 , assuming that logical values of an input data signal DATAIN sampled at timings t 1 , t 2 , and t 3 (t 2 <t 1< t 3 ) of edges of clock signals CLK 0 and CLK 1 are D 1 , D 2 , and D 3 , respectively; and a clock generation circuit 14 for changing phases of the clock signals CLK 0 and CLK 1 based on detection results from the detection circuit 11 , so that timings at which the logical values of the input data signal DATAIN change correspond to the timings t 2 and t 3.
1. A clock data recovery circuit comprising:
a detection circuit that detects whether a first logical value D 1 is not equal to a second logical value D 2 , and whether the first logical value D 1 is not equal to a third logical value D 3 , provided that an input data signal sampled at edges of a clock signal at timings t 1 , t 2 , and t 3 are the logical values D 1 , D 2 and D 3 , respectively; and
a clock generation circuit that changes a phase of the clock signal based on detection results from the detection circuit, so that the timings at which the logical values of the input data signal change correspond to the timings t 2 and t 3 ,
wherein timing t 2 <timing t 1 <timing t 3 ,
wherein the clock signal comprises first and second clock signals having opposite phases to one another, and
wherein, when the detection circuit is set in a first operation mode, a timing of an edge of the first clock signal is a timing t 1 , timings of edges of the second clock signal sandwiching the timing t 1 are timings t 2 and t 3 , and when the detection circuit is set in a second operation mode, timings of three temporally consecutive edges of the first clock signal are timings t 2 , t 1 , and t 3 .
2. The clock data recovery circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a filter circuit that decreases a counter value upon receiving a first instruction signal and increases the counter value upon receiving a second instruction signal; and
a control circuit that outputs a phase control signal based on the counter value of the filter circuit,
wherein the detection circuit supplies the filter circuit with the first instruction signal when logical value D 1 ≠logical value D 2 and the second instruction signal when logical value D 1 ≠logical value D 3 , and
wherein the clock generation circuit generates a clock signal whose phase is changed based on the phase control signal.
3. The clock data recovery circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the filter circuit comprises a counter that performs up and down operations based on the first and second instruction signals.
4. The clock data recovery circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the first operation mode comprises a normal mode, and the second operation mode comprises a low-speed data transfer mode.