US5264746A
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Logic circuit board with a clock observation circuit
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1992-05-15
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Granted: 1993-11-23
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Expires: 2012-05-15
Abstract
Abstract This logic circuit board with a clock observation circuit comprises a plurality of logic circuit IC chips and a clock supply IC chip to supply clock signal to such logic circuit IC chips mounted on a printed wiring board. The logic circuit IC chips are respectively connected to the clock supply IC chip via clock supply wires to propagate clock signal, all of which have the same length. Each of the logic circuit IC chips is provided with an observation terminal for clock signal observation, and the clock supply IC chip is provided with an external terminal for clock signal observation. Propagation time adjustment means comprising a delay circuit for adjustment of clock signal propagation time is provided between the clock supply IC chip and the external terminal. Then, the delay in propagation of clock signal is adjusted so that the phase shift of the clock signal observed at the external terminal is the central shift value between the maximum and the minimum shifts of the clock signal observed at the observation terminals of the logic circuit IC chips.
Inventors
- 👤 Ken-ichi Ohmae
- 👤 Hitoshi Ishizuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 08:39
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K19/00; H03K19/003; H03K19/00323; H03K5/00; H03K5/15; H03K5/15013; H03K5/15026; H03K5/15046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A logic circuit board with a clock observation circuit comprises; a plurality of logic circuit IC chips and a clock supply IC chip to supply a clock signal to said logic circuit IC chips mounted on a printed wiring board; said clock supply IC chip being connected with the logic circuit IC chips via clock supply wires which have the same length and are capable of propagating the clock signal; said logic circuit IC chips being respectively provided with an observation terminal for clock signal observation; said clock supply IC chip being provided with an external terminal for clock signal observation; and said clock supply IC chip and said external terminal being further provided with propagation time adjustment means between them.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A logic circuit board with a clock observation circuit comprises; a plurality of logic circuit IC chips and a clock supply IC chip to supply a clock signal to said logic circuit IC chips mounted on a printed wiring board; said clock supply IC chip being connected with the logic circuit IC chips via clock supply wires which have the same length and are capable of propagating the clock signal; said logic circuit IC chips being respectively provided with an observation terminal for clock signal observation; said clock supply IC chip being provided with an external terminal for clock signal observation; and said clock supply IC chip and said external terminal being further provided with propagation time adjustment means between them.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A logic circuit board with a clock observation circuit of claim 1, wherein said external terminal is disposed on the border of said printed wiring board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
A logic circuit board with a clock observation circuit of claim 1, wherein said propagation time adjustment means adjusts the delay in propagation time for said clock signal so that the phase shift of the clock signal observed at said external terminal is identical to the central value of the maximum and the minimum phase shifts in the clock signal observed at the observation terminals of the logic circuit IC chips.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A logic circuit board with a clock observation circuit of claim 3, wherein said propagation time adjustment means comprises a delay circuit which uses a coil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
152 words
A logic circuit board with a clock observation circuit comprises; a plurality of logic circuit IC chips and a clock supply IC chip to supply a clock signal to said logic circuit IC chips mounted on a printed wiring board; said clock supply IC chip being connected with the logic circuit IC chips via cock supply wires which have the same length and are capable of propagating the clock signal; said logic circuit IC chips being respectively provided with an observation terminal for observation of said clock signal supplied to the logic circuit IC chip; said logic circuit IC chips and said corresponding observation terminals being connected via wires having the same length; said printed wiring board being provided on its border with an external terminal for clock signal observation; and said observation terminals being provided a relay terminal which is connected with said external terminal and any of said observation terminals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
152 words
A logic circuit board with a clock observation circuit comprises; a plurality of logic circuit IC chips and a clock supply IC chip to supply a clock signal to said logic circuit IC chips mounted on a printed wiring board; said clock supply IC chip being connected with the logic circuit IC chips via cock supply wires which have the same length and are capable of propagating the clock signal; said logic circuit IC chips being respectively provided with an observation terminal for observation of said clock signal supplied to the logic circuit IC chip; said logic circuit IC chips and said corresponding observation terminals being connected via wires having the same length; said printed wiring board being provided on its border with an external terminal for clock signal observation; and said observation terminals being provided a relay terminal which is connected with said external terminal and any of said observation terminals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A logic circuit board with clock observation function of claim 5 wherein, said observation terminals are closely disposed in the vicinity of said relay terminal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
A logic circuit board with clock observation function of claim 5, wherein an observation terminal having a phase shift closest to the central value between the maximum and the minimum shifts of the clock signals observed at said observation terminals is selected and said selected observation terminal is connected with said relay terminal.
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