Integrated circuit comprising a delay-locked loop

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9160350
APP PUB NO 20130121094A1
SERIAL NO

13676945

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Embodiments of an integrated circuit (IC) comprising a delay-locked loop (DLL) are described. Some embodiments include first circuitry to generate a first clock signal by delaying an input clock signal by a first delay, second circuitry to determine a code based on the input clock signal and the first clock signal, and third circuitry to produce an output clock signal based on the input clock signal and the code. In some embodiments, the power consumption of the DLL circuitry is reduced by powering down at least some parts of the DLL circuitry for most of the time. In some embodiments, the clock signal that is used to clock the command-and-address circuitry of a memory device is used to clock the on-die-termination latency counter circuitry.

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RAMBUS INCSAN JOSE CA 95134

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Chau, Pak S Saratoga, US 9 807
Hossain, Masum Sunnyvale, US 64 667
Zerbe, Jared L Woodside, US 220 5939

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