Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1989-07-19
1991-09-10
Lall, Parshotam S.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
3642702, 364950, G06F 1520
Patent
active
050479679
ABSTRACT:
An integrated circuit cell module for performing precise time measurements for use in applications such as disk drive controllers. The combination of the cell module and a hard disk controller chip creates a complete hard disk controller in a single chip without the need for external analog components normally required for classic phase lock loop hard disk controllers. A problem in designing such a unified chip is that it must be digital in nature. Therefore, the maximum resolution with which signals generated by the disk drive (Rddata signals) can be measured and signals generated by the controller for writing to disk (Wrdata signals) can be generated is dependent on the clock which drives the controller chip. In hard disk controllers, the data rate is such that the minimum distance between adjacent Rddata or Wrdata pulses is approximately 100 ns which would require an oscillator having a speed which would be impractical in a design. This problem is solved using standard CMOS gates to measure the distance between a reference clock and the Rddata pulse to 2 ns. accuracy. This measurement is provided as a binary number to the hard disk controller which uses this information along with the measurement for an adjacent pulse to determine the distance between adjacent pulses (cell time) to within 2 ns. For generating Wrdata pulses, a binary number is input which defines the distance to be delayed from the reference clock. This delay can be any multiple of 4 ns. over the period of the reference clock. Thus, it is possible to create distances between adjacent Wrdata pulses to within 4 ns. increments.
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Sander Brian
Sander Wendell
Apple Computer Inc.
Lall Parshotam S.
Ramirez Ellis B.
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