Impedance adjusting circuit and integrated circuit including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10693436-B2
Application number	US-201815965545-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2018
Priority date	Sep 12, 2017
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

An impedance adjusting circuit includes: a first node coupled to a resistor; a first impedance unit having an impedance value determined based on a first impedance code and coupled between a first voltage terminal and a second node; a first switching unit suitable for electrically connecting the first node and the second node to each other in response to a clock; a first average voltage unit suitable for generating an average voltage of the first node; a first comparison unit suitable for comparing the average voltage of the first node with a first reference voltage to produce a comparison result of the first comparison unit; and a first code generation unit suitable for generating the first impedance code in response to the comparison result of the first comparison unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An impedance adjusting circuit, comprising:
a first node coupled to a resistor;
a first impedance unit having an impedance value determined based on a first impedance code and coupled between a first voltage terminal and a second node;
a first switching unit suitable for electrically connecting the first node and the second node to each other in response to a clock;
a first average voltage unit suitable for generating an average voltage of the first node;
a first comparison unit suitable for comparing the average voltage of the first node with a first reference voltage to produce a comparison result of the first comparison unit; and
a first code generation unit suitable for generating the first impedance code in response to the comparison result of the first comparison unit.

2. The impedance adjusting circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first switching unit includes:
a first boot strapper suitable for level-shifting the clock to produce a level-shifted clock; and
a first switch suitable for electrically connecting the first node and the second node to each other in response to the level-shifted clock.

3. The impedance adjusting circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first average voltage unit includes a first low pass filter.

4. The impedance adjusting circuit of claim 1 , wherein the resistor is an external resistor coupled between the first node and a second voltage terminal, and
the first voltage terminal is a power source voltage terminal, and the second voltage terminal is a ground voltage terminal.

5. The impedance adjusting circuit of claim 1 , wherein the resistor is coupled between the first node and a second voltage terminal, and
the first voltage terminal is a ground voltage terminal, and the second voltage terminal is a power source voltage terminal.

6. The impedance adjusting circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second impedance unit having an impedance value determined based on a second impedance code and coupled between a second voltage terminal and a third node;
a second switching unit suitable for electrically connecting the first node and the third node to each other in response to the clock;
a second comparison unit suitable for comparing the average voltage of the first node with a second reference voltage to produce a comparison result of the second comparison unit; and
a second code generation unit suitable for generating the second impedance code in response to the comparison result of the second comparison unit.

7. The impedance adjusting circuit of claim 6 , wherein the second switching unit and the second code generation unit are disabled in a section where the first impedance code is generated, and
the first code generation unit is disabled in a section where the second impedance code is generated.

8. The impedance adjusting circuit of claim 6 , wherein the second switching unit includes:
a second boot strapper suitable for level-shifting the clock; and
a second switch suitable for electrically connecting the first node and the third node to each other in response to the level-shifted clock obtained by the second boot strapper.

9. The impedance adjusting circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second impedance unit having an impedance value determined based on the first impedance code and coupled between the first voltage terminal and a third node;
a third impedance unit having an impedance value determined based on the second impedance code and coupled between the second voltage terminal and a fourth node;
a second switching unit suitable for electrically connecting a fifth node and the third node to each other in response to the clock;
a third switching unit suitable for electrically connecting the fifth node and the fourth node to each other in response to the clock;
a second average voltage unit suitable for generating an average voltage of the fifth node;
a second comparison unit suitable for comparing the average voltage of the fifth node with a second reference voltage to produce a comparison result of the second comparison unit; and
a second code generation unit suitable for generating the second impedance code in response to the comparison result of the second comparison unit.

10. The impedance adjusting circuit of claim 9 , wherein the second switching unit includes:
a second boot strapper suitable for level-shifting the clock; and
a second switch suitable for electrically connecting the fifth node and the third node to each other in response to the level-shifted clock obtained by the second boot strapper, and
the third switching unit includes:
a third boot strapper suitable for level-shifting the clock; and
a third switch suitable for electrically connecting the fifth node and the fourth node to each other in response to the level-shifted clock obtained by the third boot strapper.

11. The impedance adjusting circuit of claim 9 , wherein the second average voltage unit includes a second low pass filter.

12. An integrated circuit, comprising:
a first node coupled to a resistor;
a first impedance unit having an impedance value determined based on a first impedance code and coupled between a first voltage terminal and a second node;
a first switching unit suitable for electrically connecting the first node and the second node to each other in response to a clock;
a first average voltage unit suitable for generating an average voltage of the first node;
a first comparison unit suitable for comparing the average voltage of the first node with a first reference voltage to produce a comparison result of the first comparison unit;
a first code generation unit suitable for generating the first impedance code in response to the comparison result of the first comparison unit;
a second impedance unit having an impedance value determined based on a second impedance code and coupled between a second voltage terminal and a third node;
a second switching unit suitable for electrically connecting the first node and the third node to each other in response to the clock;
a second comparison unit suitable for comparing the average voltage of the first node with a second reference voltage to produce a comparison result of the second comparison unit;
a second code generation unit suitable for generating the second impedance code in response to the comparison result of the second comparison unit;
a first output driver circuit having a driving force controlled based on the first impedance code and the second impedance code to output first output data to a fourth node;
a second output driver circuit having a driving force controlled based on the first impedance code and the second impedance code to output second output data to a fifth node;
a third switching unit suitable for electrically connecting the fourth node and an output node to each other in response to the clock; and
a fourth switching unit suitable for electrically connecting the fifth node and the output node to each other in response to an inverted clock.

13. The integrated circuit of claim 12 , wherein the second switching unit and the second code generation unit are disabled in a section where the first impedance code is generated, and
the first code generation unit is disabled in a section where the second impedance code is generated.

14. The integrated circuit of claim 12 , wherein the first output driver circuit includes:
a first pull-up driver that drives the fourth node with a first logic level, when the first output data is in the first logic level, and has an impedance value controlled based on the first impedance code; and
a first pull-down driver that drives t

Assignees

• Sk Hynix Inc
• Seoul Nat Univ R&Db Foundation

Inventors

• Kim Suhwan
• Chae Joo-Hyung
• Jeong Deog-Kyoon

Classifications

• G11C2207/2254

  Calibration · CPC title

• G11C7/1051 Primary

  Data output circuits, e.g. read-out amplifiers, data output buffers, data output registers, data output level conversion circuits · CPC title

• G11C5/147

  Voltage reference generators, voltage or current regulators; Internally lowered supply levels; Compensation for voltage drops (G11C5/141 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H03K19/0005 Primary

  Modifications of input or output impedance · CPC title

• H03H7/40 Primary

  Automatic matching of load impedance to source impedance · CPC title