Common edge output skew detection circuit

Details Common edge output skew detection circuit Common edge output skew detection circuit

1992-06-17

1995-07-25

Ramirez, Ellis B.

Excavating

371 251, 371 28, 364569, 364579, 364580, G06K 928

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054369088

ABSTRACT:
An output skew detection circuit detects and measures output skew tOSLH, tOSHL between multiple in phase common edge output signals propagated through a multiple signal driver circuit having n outputs. The output skew detection circuit senses common edge output skew across the n in phase output signals simultaneously and directly. A first logic gate has n inputs coupled to the n outputs, detects occurrence of either the first or last of the multiple common edge output signals, and generates a first skew detection edge signal at a first logic gate output. The first and last common edge output signals are the signals propagated with minimum and maximum propagation times tplhmin, tphlmin and tplhmax, tphlmax. A second logic gate has n inputs coupled to the n outputs in parallel with the first logic gate. The second logic gate detects occurrence of the other of the first and last of the multiple common edge output signals and generates a second skew detection edge signal at a second logic gate output. The respective inputs of a third logic gate are coupled to the first and second logic gate outputs. The third logic gate generates a pulse signal having a pulse width or pulse duration determined by the first and second skew detection edge signals at the inputs of the third logic gate for providing a pulse width measure of the maximum output skew tOSLH, tOSHL between the first and last of the multiple common edge output signals. A pulse width detection circuit such as a flip flop coupled to the third logic gate delivers a threshold flag signal upon occurrence of a pulse signal having a pulse width greater than a specified pulse width threshold value corresponding to a maximum permitted output skew.

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