Generating/Distributing Signals TRIZ Cases

Stuck-status detection and synchronized resets enable glitch-free clock switching even when the original clock source stops toggling.

Adaptive delay compensation aligns local and source clocks across SiP interconnects, reducing skew and supporting synchronous high-speed operation.

Capacitive AC clock coupling biases Josephson junction circuits without static leakage, enabling fast digital logic with lower power loss.

Segmented current branches charge a capacitor asymmetrically to generate multi-phase clocks with high linearity despite process, voltage, and temperature drift.

Hardware control gates an input clock from performance indicators to cut power with faster frequency response and no multiple PLLs.

Transient glitch filtering and latch-based enable control keep asynchronous clock requests from destabilizing oscillator operation.

A retimer keeps signaling in the receive clock domain and switches seamlessly to a backup clock to cut latency without disrupting clock period or duty cycle.

Pulse width modulation lets a shared RTC signal carry clock information between dies, reducing extra contacts while preserving synchronization.

Feedback-based global and local calibration keeps clock duty cycles near target values across DVFM states, protecting sensitive IC circuits.

Dynamic clock path selection adjusts delay by operating state to cut semiconductor power use across high- and low-frequency modes.

Sets a programmable delay between related signals with unknown phase, enabling accurate local sampling without a common clock.

Filtering, sampling, and format adjustment in an LVDC receiver improve common-bus noise immunity while keeping low-voltage data links power efficient.

Bias-controlled variable delay compensation stabilizes clock transitions under supply voltage fluctuation, reducing jitter without DLL overhead.

AC coupling capacitors placed in via layers help long clock paths cut parasitic capacitance, save area, and lower power use.

Clocked latches, delay calibration, and gating align multi-channel ADC and DAC clocks to reduce skew, output misalignment, and noise.

Statistical clock control predicts low-frequency duration and restores high frequency early to cut DFS delay, power loss, and performance drop.

Duty-cycle measurement of rising or falling clock edges cuts ADC skew correction complexity, power use, and noise distortion.

Non-blocking cross-point switches and buffers synchronize clocks across multiple FPGAs, minimizing skew while supporting different frequencies.

A clock engine aligns receive and local clocks for seamless retimer switchover, avoiding domain crossing, jitter, and added latency.

Glitch filtering on composite clock requests stabilizes oscillator enable timing, reducing unpredictable behavior, power waste, and data errors.

Dual reduced-clock counter paths compare counts to catch DCO timing violations and improve frequency measurement reliability under PVT variation.

Clock lines moved to the IC backside between power rails cut front-side data noise and simplify routing for cleaner timing distribution.

Programmable delayed clock selection equalizes register and logic timing to fix hold violations without adding path delay.

Current-mode DACs and a summing node replace voltage conversion and filters, improving MAC linearity, dynamic range, and power use.

Hardware scaling control gates an input clock from performance indicators to cut clock tree power without slow software response.

A zero-delay PLL aligns reference and request signals to keep multi-converter sampling synchronized despite temperature-driven latency drift.

Random clock-path switching whitens fixed multi-phase clock errors into jitter, enabling real-time TI ADC correction with minimal SNR loss.

Real-time monitoring of clock generator and distribution states lets function modules shift to low-power mode without relying on pre-stored app lists.

Low-voltage analog signaling, filtering, and packet formatting improve common-bus data transfer with lower power use and stronger noise immunity.

Optical waveguides and superconducting photon detectors link neuromimetic neurons and synapses for adaptive, low-power computing.

Captures return data reliably when I/O loopback delay exceeds one clock period, enabling slower buffers with lower interference.

Phase-select logic derives a delayed periodic signal from a master clock to synchronize unknown-phase circuits without a global clock.

Statistical busy-period prediction lets an IC restore high clock frequency early, cutting DFS delay, power waste, and performance loss.

Phase-aligned clock switching lets a retimer avoid deep FIFO domain crossing, reducing latency while preserving duty cycle and link reliability.

Two clock timing modes plus logic-driven locking prevent inactive peripherals from misoperating while preserving shared-clock communication.

Dual-edge sampling and clock control convert asynchronous inputs into glitch-free synchronous signals with a fixed clock phase.

Frequency-domain filtering in a low-voltage receive ADC improves bus data recovery, noise immunity, and multi-frequency communication.

By synchronizing the internal clock to the external source before switching, this circuit avoids glitches and dropped cycles while preserving spread spectrum behavior.

A toggling-pulse FIFO scheme handles delayed clock restart, preventing reset sampling errors and preserving data integrity across clock domains.

Internal channels and steerable bi-directional buffers distribute shared clock signals across IC tiles while limiting routing complexity, noise, and jitter.

A minimal CDC control circuit preserves control-signal timing across different logic clocks, preventing metastability without extra FIFOs or buffers.

Regional tile clock paths use u-turn circuits and local buffers to match delay, reduce skew, and keep adjacent logic tiles synchronized.

Local clock mesh partitions are widened or reinforced with added wires to cut impermissible skew while limiting extra power use.

A wideband calibration signal and switchable input path correct TI-ADC sub-ADC mismatches to improve noise and SFDR.

Quarter- and half-wavelength transmission lines equalize clock phase and amplitude across distributed circuits while suppressing higher-order modes.

Temperature-based oscillator drift profiling corrects clock error between NTP updates, preserving microsecond-level synchronization at lower cost.

Balanced wire routing equalizes edge and midline exposure across clock phases, cutting capacitance, power use, and chip area.

A tunable inductance and metal-layer AC coupling capacitor let one clock buffer support multiple frequencies while saving area, power, and design effort.

Alternating sample polarity helps TIADC clock skew calibration converge near Nyquist frequency while reducing interleaving spurs and noise-floor loss.

Four-phase clock interleaving lets a CMOS fractional divider reach multi-GHz output while lowering quantization noise, power, and area.