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US 12,334,935 · App. 18/669,014 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Clock data recovery circuit of display and clock recovery circuit thereof

Inventors: Jong Suk Lee (Daejeon, KR); Seok Jae Oh (Daejeon, KR); Won Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
H03K5/135H03K5/14
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Patent No.
US 12,334,935
App. No.
18/669,014
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clock data recovery circuit of a display suitable for recovering a clock from a clock data signal. The clock data recovery circuit includes a clock recovery circuit configured to delay an input clock through delay units of multiple stages, and output delayed clocks from the delay units, respectively; and a data recovery circuit configured to recover data of a clock data signal using a recovered clock selected among the delayed clocks.

Claims (70)

1. A clock recovery circuit of a display, comprising:

a delay line configured to delay an input clock through delay units of multiple stages, and output delayed clocks from the delay units, respectively; and

a mode generator configured to receive an input-side first delayed clock and an output-side second delayed clock and output a mode signal,

wherein the mode generator generates a reference delayed clock by delaying the first delayed clock by a reference delay time, and outputs the mode signal having a level corresponding to the second delayed clock at a rising time of the reference delayed clock, and

wherein each delay unit outputs the delayed clock by a driving voltage selected between a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage of different levels in response to the mode signal.

2. The clock recovery circuit according to claim 1 , wherein each delay unit outputs the delayed clock which is delayed by a unit time using the first driving voltage or the second driving voltage,

the delayed clock has an operating frequency of a first frequency range in response to the first driving voltage, and has an operating frequency of a second frequency range higher than the first frequency range in response to the second driving voltage higher than the first driving voltage.

3. The clock recovery circuit according to claim 1 , wherein each delay unit comprises:

a switch circuit configured to provide the driving voltage selected between the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage in response to the mode signal;

a first inverter forming an input side; and

a second inverter forming an output side, and connected in series to the first inverter,

wherein the delayed clock which is delayed is outputted by the first inverter and the second inverter, and

wherein the delayed clock has an operating frequency of a first frequency range in response to the first driving voltage, and has an operating frequency of a second frequency range higher than the first frequency range in response to the second driving voltage higher than the first driving voltage.

4. The clock recovery circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the voltage control signal corresponding to a phase difference between the reference clock and the feedback clock selected among the delayed clocks is provided to the first inverter and the second inverter.

5. The clock recovery circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the switch circuit comprises:

a first switch configured to provide the driving voltage selected between the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage in response to the mode signal, to the first inverter; and

a second switch configured to provide the driving voltage selected between the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage in response to the mode signal, to the second inverter.

6. The clock recovery circuit according to claim 1 , wherein, when the rising time of the reference delayed clock corresponds to a high level of the second delayed clock, the mode generator provides the mode signal which selects a higher one of the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage as the driving voltage, and

when the rising time of the reference delayed clock corresponds to a low level of the second delayed clock, the mode generator provides the mode signal which selects a lower one of the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage as the driving voltage.

7. The clock recovery circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the mode generator comprises:

a delay block configured to output the reference delayed clock by delaying the first delayed clock by the reference delay time; and

a determiner configured to receive the second delayed clock and the reference delayed clock, and output the mode signal having a level corresponding to the second delayed clock at a rising time point of the reference delayed clock.

8. The clock recovery circuit according to claim 7 , wherein the determiner includes a D flip-flop, and

the D flip-flop latches the second delayed clock corresponding to the rising time point of the reference delayed clock, and outputs the mode signal of the same level as the latched second delayed clock.

9. A clock data recovery circuit of a display, comprising:

a clock recovery circuit configured to delay an input clock through delay units of multiple stages, and output delayed clocks from the delay units, respectively; and

a data recovery circuit configured to recover data of a clock data signal using a recovered clock selected among the delayed clocks,

wherein the clock recovery circuit receives an input-side first delayed clock and an output-side second delayed clock and configured to output a mode signal, generates a reference delayed clock by delaying the first delayed clock by a reference delay time, and outputs a mode signal having a level corresponding to the second delayed clock at a rising time of the reference delayed clock, and

wherein the clock recovery circuit outputs the delayed clocks by driving the delay units by a driving voltage selected between a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage of different levels in response to the mode signal.

10. The clock data recovery circuit according to claim 9 , wherein the clock recovery circuit comprises:

a delay line configured to delay the input clock through the delay units of multiple stages, and output the delayed clocks from the delay units, respectively; and

a mode generator configured to receive the first delayed clock and the second delayed clock, and provide the mode signal,

wherein each delay unit outputs the delayed clock by a driving voltage selected between the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage of different levels in response to the mode signal.

11. The clock data recovery circuit according to claim 10 , wherein each delay unit comprises:

a switch circuit configured to provide the driving voltage selected between the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage in response to the mode signal;

a first inverter forming an input side; and

a second inverter forming an output side, and connected in series to the first inverter,

wherein the delayed clock which is delayed is outputted by the first inverter and the second inverter, and

wherein the delayed clock has an operating frequency of a first frequency range in response to the first driving voltage, and has an operating frequency of a second frequency range higher than the first frequency range in response to the second driving voltage higher than the first driving voltage.

12. The clock data recovery circuit according to claim 11 , wherein the voltage control signal corresponding to a phase difference between the reference clock and the feedback clock selected among the delayed clocks is provided to the first inverter and the second inverter.

13. The clock data recovery circuit according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a delay controller configured to output the voltage control signal,

wherein the reference clock uses a first delayed clock which is outputted from a delay unit of a position designated in advance, and

wherein the feedback clock uses a second delayed clock which is outputted from a last delay unit.

14. The clock data recovery circuit according to claim 13 , wherein the delay controller comprises:

a phase comparator configured to output an up control signal and a down control signal corresponding to a phase difference between the reference clock and the feedback clock;

a charge pump configured to provide an output voltage according to performing a pull-up in response to the up control signal or a pull-down in response to the down control signal; and

a loop filter configured to provide the voltage control signal corresponding to the output voltage.

15. The clock data recovery circuit according to claim 10 , wherein, when the rising time of the reference delayed clock corresponds to a high level of the second delayed clock, the mode generator provides the mode signal which selects a higher one of the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage as the driving voltage, and

when the rising time of the reference delayed clock corresponds to a low level of the second delayed clock, the mode generator provides the mode signal which selects a lower one of the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage as the driving voltage.

16. A data reception device of a display, comprising:

a clock recovery circuit configured to delay an input clock through delay units of multiple stages, and output delayed clocks from the delay units, respectively; and

a data recovery circuit configured to recover data of a clock data signal using a recovered clock selected among the delayed clocks,

wherein the clock recovery circuit receives an input-side first delayed clock and an output-side second delayed clock and configured to output a mode signal, generates a reference delayed clock by delaying the first delayed clock by a reference delay time, and outputs a mode signal having a level corresponding to the second delayed clock at a rising time of the reference delayed clock,

wherein the clock recovery circuit outputs the delayed clocks by driving the delay units by a driving voltage selected between a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage of different levels in response to the mode signal.

17. The data reception device according to claim 16 , wherein the clock recovery circuit comprises:

a delay line configured to delay the input clock through the delay units of multiple stages, and output the delayed clocks from the delay units, respectively; and

a mode generator configured to receive the first delayed clock and the second delayed clock, and provide the mode signal,

wherein each delay unit outputs the delayed clock by a driving voltage selected between the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage of different levels in response to the mode signal.

18. The data reception device according to claim 17 , wherein each delay unit comprises:

a switch circuit configured to provide the driving voltage selected between the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage in response to the mode signal;

a first inverter forming an input side; and

a second inverter forming an output side, and connected in series to the first inverter,

wherein the delayed clock which is delayed is outputted by the first inverter and the second inverter, and

wherein the delayed clock has an operating frequency of a first frequency range in response to the first driving voltage, and has an operating frequency of a second frequency range higher than the first frequency range in response to the second driving voltage higher than the first driving voltage.

19. The data reception device according to claim 18 , wherein the voltage control signal corresponding to a phase difference between the reference clock and the feedback clock selected among the delayed clocks is provided to the first inverter and the second inverter.

20. The data reception device according to claim 19 , further comprising:

a delay controller configured to output the voltage control signal,

wherein the reference clock uses a first delayed clock which is outputted from a delay unit of a position designated in advance, and

wherein the feedback clock uses a second delayed clock which is outputted from a last delay unit.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVE THE INVERTED QUESTION MARKS THAT WERE ERRONEOUSLY ADDED TO THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 67474 FRAME: 149. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LEE, JONG SUK; OH, SEOK JAE; KIM, WON
To: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069870/0249 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2024
From: LEE, JONG SUK; OH, SEOK JAE; KIM, WON
To: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿
Reel/Frame 067474/0149 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0175592 · Dec 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17992744 · Nov 22, 2022
Related Publication 20240313752A1 · Sep 19, 2024
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