Book description
Introducing a new, pioneering approach to integrated circuit design
Nanometer Frequency Synthesis Beyond Phase-Locked Loop
introduces an innovative new way of looking at frequency that promises
to open new frontiers in modern integrated circuit (IC) design. While
most books on frequency synthesis deal with the phase-locked loop
(PLL), this book focuses on the clock signal. It revisits the concept
of frequency, solves longstanding problems in on-chip clock
generation, and presents a new time-based information processing
approach for future chip design.
Beginning with the basics, the book explains how clock signal is used
in electronic applications and outlines the shortcomings of
conventional frequency synthesis techniques for dealing with clock
generation problems. It introduces the breakthrough concept of
Time-Average-Frequency, presents the Flying-Adder circuit architecture
for the implementation of this approach, and reveals a new circuit
device, the Digital-to-Frequency Converter (DFC). Lastly, it builds
upon these three key components to explain the use of time rather than
level to represent information in signal processing.
Provocative, inspiring, and chock-full of ideas for future
innovations, the book features:
- A new way of thinking about the fundamental concept of clock frequency
- A new circuit architecture for frequency synthesis: the
Flying-Adder direct period synthesis
- A new electronic component: the Digital-to-Frequency Converter
- A new information processing approach: time-based vs. level-based
- Examples demonstrating the power of this technology to build
better, cheaper, and faster systems
Written with the intent of showing readers how to think outside the
box, Nanometer Frequency Synthesis Beyond the Phase-Locked Loop
is a must-have resource for IC design engineers and researchers as
well as anyone who would like to be at the forefront of modern circuit design.
LIMING XIU is Chief Clock Architect at the Novatek
Microelectronics Corporation and formerly a senior member of the
technical staff at Texas Instruments Inc. Xiu served as vice president
of the IEEE Circuits and System Society during 2009Â-2010. He has
written numerous journal and conference papers, holds a number of
patents, and is the author of VLSI Circuit Design Methodology
Demystified from Wiley-IEEE Press.
