Broadcom - TechInsights€¦ · 1891 Robertson Road, Suite 500, Ottawa, ON K2H 5B7 Canada Tel: 613.829.0414 Fax: 613.829.0515 Broadcom BCM4334 Single Chip Dual-Band Combo

1891 Robertson Road, Suite 500, Ottawa, ON K2H 5B7 Canada Tel: 613.829.0414 Fax: 613.829.0515

www.chipworks.com

Broadcom BCM4334

Single Chip Dual-Band Combo

Wireless Connectivity Device

Circuit Analysis

of Wi-Fi Transceiver

Diane_Dupont

Table of Contents

Broadcom BCM4334 Single Chip Dual-Band Combo Wireless Connectivity Device

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CAR-1210-805

23981DYANBLJC

Revision 1.0 Published: May 24, 2013


Overview

Introduction

Brief Design Overview

Component Descriptions

Device Summary

References

Figures

To view, please click on the appropriate bookmark in the panel on the left.

0.1.1 Package Markings – Bottom

0.1.4 Die Markings

0.2.1 Die Photograph – Top Metal

0.2.2 Die Photograph – Polysilicon

0.2.3 Die Architecture

Schematics

1.0.0 Top Level Diagram

2.0.0 Receiver

2.1.0 RX Front End

2.1.1 Bias 1

2.1.1.1 Bias Adjust 1




2.1.2 RF Rectifier 2

2.1.2.1 Bias

2.1.2.1.1 S_TRIGATE_18L0P7_18L1D4

2.1.2.2 Peak Detector

2.1.2.3 Decoder

2.1.2.4 Amplifier 1

2.1.2.5 Amplifier 2

2.1.2.5.1 Variable Cap

2.1.2.6 Resistor


2.1.3.1 Bias

2.1.3.2 Variable Resistor 1

2.1.3.3 Amplifier 2


2.1.4 VS Generators 1

2.1.4.1 Inverter

2.1.5 VS Generators 2

2.1.5.1 Inverter

2.1.6 Mixer 5 GHz

2.1.6.1 RF Amplifier 1

2.1.6.1.1 Variable Cap

2.1.6.1.1.1 Capacitor 1

2.1.6.1.1.2 Capacitor 2

2.1.6.1.3 Unused 1

2.1.6.1.4 Unused 2

2.1.6.2 Bias 1

2.1.6.3 Bias 2

2.1.6.4 Gilbert Quad 1

2.1.6.5 Buffers

2.1.6.6 RF Amplifier 2

2.1.6.6.1 Unused 1

2.1.6.7 Gilbert Quad 2

2.1.6.8 Bias Voltage

2.1.6.8.1 Decoder

2.1.6.8.2 Amplifier

2.1.6.8.3 Resistor

2.1.7 Cap 3

2.1.8 LNA 2.4 GHz

2.1.8.1 Capacitor

2.1.8.2 Control

2.1.8.3 Unused

2.1.9 Cap 2

2.1.9.1 Resistor

2.1.9.1.1 Decoder

2.1.9.2 C 1

2.1.9.2.1 Variable Cap 1




2.1.9.3 C 2


2.1.9.4 Buffers

2.1.10 Transformer 2.4 GHz

2.1.11 LNA 5 GHz


2.1.11.1 Resistor

2.1.11.2 Decoder

2.1.11.3 Unused 1

2.1.11.4 Inverter

2.1.11.5 Unused 2

2.1.11.5.1 Decoder

2.1.12 Transformer 5 GHz

2.1.13 Bias 2






2.1.14 Bias 3

2.1.15 Cap 4

2.1.17 RF LNA BT

2.1.18 RSSI 2.4 GHz

2.1.18.1 Voltage Divider

2.1.18.1.1 Buffers

2.1.19 RSSI 5 GHz

2.1.20 LNA ESD 1

2.1.21 Bias 4

2.1.21.1 Buffer Delay 3X

2.1.22 RSSI 3

2.1.22.1 Voltage Divider

2.1.23 Reference Voltages

2.1.23.1 Decoder 1

2.1.23.2 Decoder

2.1.24 Bias 5

2.1.24.1 NMOS

2.1.24.2 PMOS

2.1.24.3 Control

2.1.24.4 Inverters

2.1.25 Mixer 2.4 GHz

2.1.25.1 Bias Voltage 1

2.1.25.1.1 S_TRIGATE_18L0P7_18L1P5D2

2.1.25.2 Bias Voltage 2

2.1.25.3 Gilbert Quad

2.1.25.3.1 S_TRIGATEF_9L0P7_9L2P5D8S2

2.1.25.4 Reference Voltage 1


2.1.25.4.1 S_TRIGATE_18L1P5_18L1P5D2S1

2.1.25.4.2 Amplifier

2.1.25.5 Reference Voltage 2

2.1.25.5.1 Decoder

2.1.25.6 MUX2

2.1.25.7 RF Driver 1

2.1.25.7.1 Unused 1


2.1.25.8 RF Driver 2

2.1.25.9 CTRL

2.1.26 IQ Generator 5 GHz

2.1.26.1 Averager

2.1.26.2 Phase Shifter

2.1.26.3 Bias

2.1.26.4 Delay 1

2.1.26.5 Delay 2

2.1.26.6 Delay 3

2.1.26.7 Delay 4

2.1.27 LNA ESD 2

2.1.28 RF Amplifier 5 GHz

2.1.28.1 Capacitor

2.1.28.2 Unused

2.1.28.3 Resistor

2.1.28.4 Logic

2.1.28.4.2 Unused

2.1.28.4.3 Decoder

2.1.29 RF Amplifier 2.4 GHz

2.1.29.1 Resistor

2.1.29.2 Cap 1

2.1.29.3 RC 1

2.1.29.4 RC 2

2.1.29.5 Cap 2

2.1.29.5.1 C 1

2.1.29.5.2 C 2

2.1.29.5.3 C 3

2.1.29.5.4 C 4

2.1.29.6 Logic

2.1.29.6.1 Decoder

2.1.30 BP IF Filter

2.1.30.1 Amplifier 1


2.1.30.1.1 Capacitor

2.1.30.1.2 Amplifier 1


2.1.30.1.4 Bias

2.1.30.2 Logic

2.1.30.2.1 Decoder 1

2.1.30.2.2 Decoder 2

2.1.30.2.3 Decoder 3

2.1.30.2.4 ADD

2.1.30.2.5 Buffers 1

2.1.30.2.6 Buffers 2

2.1.30.2.7 Buffers 3

2.1.30.2.8 Buffers 4

2.1.30.3 Cap 1

2.1.30.4 Resistor 1


2.1.30.6 NMOS

2.1.30.7 Resistor 2

2.1.30.7.1 R 1

2.1.30.7.2 R 2

2.1.30.7.3 R 3

2.1.30.7.4 R 4

2.1.30.7.5 R 5

2.1.30.8 Resistor 3

2.1.30.9 Cap 2



2.1.30.10.2 Bias

2.1.30.11 Logic

2.1.30.11.1 Decoder

2.1.30.12 Resistor 4

2.1.30.13 Switches

2.1.31 Cap 1

2.1.31.1 Decoder

2.1.31.2 Resistor

2.1.31.3 C 1

2.1.31.4 C 2

2.1.31.5 C 3

2.1.31.6 C 4



2.1.32.1 Bias

2.1.32.2 Buffers

2.1.32.3 NMOS

2.2.0 Shared IF


2.2.1.1 Decoder

2.2.2 Buffers 66B

2.2.3 Current Sources

2.2.3.1 Current Source 1

2.2.3.1.1 Current Source 2X


2.2.3.3 Current Sink

2.2.3.3.1 Current Sink 2X



2.2.3.6 Control Logic

2.2.4 Dummy Buffers

2.2.5 Buffers 74B

2.2.6 Filtering IF 1

2.2.6.1 Control 3

2.2.6.1.1 Decoder

2.2.6.2 Control 2

2.2.6.2.1 Buffers

2.2.6.2.2 Decoder

2.2.6.3 IF Amplifier 2

2.2.6.3.1 Dummy 1

2.2.6.3.2 Dummy 2

2.2.6.3.3 Dummy 3

2.2.6.3.4 Bias Generator

2.2.6.3.5 Comparator

2.2.6.3.6 Bias Generator 2

2.2.6.3.7 Differential Amplifier 2

2.2.6.3.8 Current Sink

2.2.6.3.9 Current Sink X4_2

2.2.6.3.10 Current Sink X2_2

2.2.6.3.11 Current Sink X1


2.2.6.3.13 Variable Capacitor 2





2.2.6.4.1 Dummy 1



2.2.6.4.4 Variable Capacitor

2.2.6.4.5 Dummy 2

2.2.6.4.6 Bias Generator 1



2.2.6.5.1 Dummy 1

2.2.6.5.2 Dummy 2


2.2.6.5.4 Bias 1

2.2.6.5.5 Dummy 3


2.2.6.5.7 Dummy 4


2.2.6.5.9 Bias 2




2.2.6.5.13 CM_RC1

2.2.6.5.14 Differential Amplifier

2.2.6.6 Amplifier FB

2.2.6.6.1 Dummy 1

2.2.6.6.2 Dummy 2

2.2.6.6.3 Dummy 3

2.2.6.6.4 Dummy Differential Amplifier

2.2.6.6.5 Bias 2


2.2.6.6.7 Bias 1



2.2.6.7 Caps

2.2.6.7.1 Cap 16X

2.2.6.7.2 Cap Switch

2.2.6.7.3 Cap 16X 2

2.2.6.7.4 Cap 15X

2.2.6.7.5 Buffers

2.2.6.8 Resistors 1


2.2.6.8.1 Variable Resistor 1


2.2.6.8.3 Dummy

2.2.6.8.4 Decoder 1

2.2.6.8.5 Decoder 2

2.2.6.9 Caps 1

2.2.6.9.1 Cap 16X


2.2.6.9.3 Cap 15X

2.2.6.9.4 Buffers

2.2.6.10 Decoder

2.2.6.11 Control 1


2.2.6.12.1 Dummy 1


2.2.6.12.3 Differential Amplifier

2.2.6.12.4 Dummy 2




2.2.6.12.8 Bias 2

2.2.6.12.9 Dummy 3

2.2.6.13 RC Network 1

2.2.6.13.1 Variable Resistor Control 1

2.2.6.13.2 Decoder 1

2.2.6.13.3 MX21_4B_2

2.2.6.13.4 Decoder


2.2.6.13.6 Programmable RC 1

2.2.6.13.7 Variable Cap 15X

2.2.6.13.8 Cap Switch 1

2.2.6.13.9 Cap Switch 2




2.2.6.13.13 Dummy 1



2.2.6.13.16 Dummy 2




2.2.6.13.19 Variable Cap 15X 1


2.2.6.14 Resistors 4

2.2.6.14.1 R 1

2.2.6.14.2 R 2

2.2.6.14.3 Decoder

2.2.6.14.4 Buffers




2.2.6.15.3 Decoder 1

2.2.6.15.4 Variable Capacitor Control 1

2.2.6.15.5 Buffers





2.2.6.15.10 Dummy 1




2.2.6.15.14 Dummy 2


2.2.6.15.16 Variable Cap 15X 1








2.2.6.16.7 Cap Switch 3










2.2.6.16.16 Dummy 1

2.2.6.16.17 Dummy 2


2.2.6.16.19 Variable Capacitor 19X


2.2.6.17.1 R 1

2.2.6.17.2 Decoder 1

2.2.6.17.3 Decoder 2

2.2.6.18 Capacitors





2.2.6.19.1 R 1

2.2.6.19.2 R 2

2.2.6.19.3 Control 1

2.2.6.19.4 Decoder

2.2.6.19.5 Control 2

2.2.6.19.6 Decoder 1

2.2.6.19.7 Decoder 2

2.2.6.20 Switches

2.2.6.21 Buffers



2.2.6.22.2 Dummy 5

2.2.6.22.3 Dummy 6


2.2.6.22.5 Bias 1

2.2.6.22.6 Bias 2


2.2.6.22.8 CM_RC2

2.2.6.22.9 Dummy 3

2.2.6.22.10 RC Cell 1

2.2.6.22.11 Variable Resistor

2.2.6.22.12 Dummy

2.2.6.22.13 LS Control Logic 1

2.2.6.23 Switches Test 1

2.2.6.24 Switches 1 IFO

2.2.6.25 Switches 2 IFO


2.2.6.26 Switches FB

2.2.6.27 Switches Test 2

2.2.7 Filtering IF 2

2.3.0 Sigma Delta ADCs

2.3.1 Bias Circuits

2.3.1.1 Dummy

2.3.1.2 S_NAND2_9_2

2.3.1.3 S_INV_9_4P5D2

2.3.1.4 Current 1

2.3.1.4.1 PMOS 1

2.3.1.4.2 PMOS 2

2.3.1.5 Decoder

2.3.1.6 Logic

2.3.1.7 Voltage Generator

2.3.1.8 Current 2

2.3.1.8.1 PMOS 1

2.3.1.8.2 PMOS 2

2.3.1.8.3 PMOS 3

2.3.1.8.4 Unused

2.3.1.9 Current 3

2.3.1.9.1 Current 4

2.3.1.9.2 Currents

2.3.1.10 Current 4

2.3.1.10.1 NMOS 1

2.3.1.10.2 NMOS 2

2.3.1.10.3 NMOS 3

2.3.1.10.4 Unused

2.3.1.10.5 NMOS 4

2.3.2 ADC CH 1

2.3.2.1 Clock Circuit

2.3.2.2 Data Process

2.3.2.2.1 Buffers 1

2.3.2.2.2 Path

2.3.2.2.3 Decimation

2.3.2.2.4 Counter

2.3.2.2.5 Selector

2.3.2.2.6 Switches

2.3.2.2.7 Buffers

2.3.2.2.8 Control

2.3.2.2.9 Decoder


2.3.2.2.10 Buffers 2

2.3.2.2.11 Control

2.3.2.2.12 Divider

2.3.2.2.13 Half Adder 1

2.3.2.2.14 Half Adder 2

2.3.2.3 DAC

2.3.2.3.1 DAC 1

2.3.2.3.2 Steering 1

2.3.2.3.3 GS_INVF_7X2_7

2.3.2.3.4 GS_INV_7_7D2

2.3.2.3.5 VT_NAND2F_7X2_7X4

2.3.2.3.6 Dummy

2.3.2.3.7 Steering 2

2.3.2.3.8 VT_INV_7_7D2

2.3.2.3.9 Loadings

2.3.2.3.10 Dummy

2.3.2.3.11 Control

2.3.2.3.12 GS_INV_9X2_9X4

2.3.2.3.13 GS_INV_9X2_9X5

2.3.2.3.14 GS_INV_9_9D2

2.3.2.3.15 Dummy

2.3.2.3.16 Switches

2.3.2.3.17 Control

2.3.2.3.18 DAC 2

2.3.2.3.19 Loading

2.3.2.3.20 DUMMY_13

2.3.2.3.21 Steering 2

2.3.2.3.22 Control

2.3.2.3.23 VT_AND2_7_7D2S2

2.3.2.3.24 Dummy

2.3.2.3.25 DAC 3

2.3.2.3.26 Loading

2.3.2.3.27 Dummy

2.3.2.3.28 Control

2.3.2.3.29 DAC 4

2.3.2.3.30 Loading

2.3.2.3.31 Control

2.3.2.3.32 Bias

2.3.2.3.33 VB 2

2.3.2.3.34 Dummy


2.3.2.3.35 Current Path

2.3.2.3.36 Control

2.3.2.3.37 VB 3

2.3.2.3.38 Dummy

2.3.2.3.39 NMOS

2.3.2.3.40 VB 4

2.3.2.3.41 Dummy

2.3.2.3.42 VB1

2.3.2.3.43 Dummy

2.3.2.4 4 Bit Flash

2.3.2.4.1 S_MX21F_4P5_2D6


2.3.2.4.3 Dummy 1

2.3.2.4.4 Dummy 2

2.3.2.4.5 Amplifier

2.3.2.4.6 Dummy 3

2.3.2.5 Reference Voltage

2.3.2.6 4th Order Integrator


2.3.2.6.2 Bias

2.3.2.6.3 Dummy


2.3.2.6.5 Dummy


2.3.2.6.7 Dummy

2.3.2.6.8 RC Network 1

2.3.2.6.9 Capacitor

2.3.2.6.10 Decoder

2.3.2.6.11 Resistor 1

2.3.2.6.12 Resistor 2


2.3.2.6.14 Bias

2.3.2.6.15 Dummy

2.3.2.6.16 Signal Detector

2.3.2.6.17 Voltage Clamp 3

2.3.2.6.18 RC Network 2


2.3.2.6.20 Resistor 1

2.3.2.6.21 Resistor 2

2.3.2.6.22 Resistor 3


2.3.2.6.23 Resistor 4

2.3.2.6.24 Logic

2.3.2.6.25 Inverters

2.3.2.6.26 Decoder

2.3.2.6.27 RC Network 3


2.3.2.6.29 Resistor

2.3.2.6.30 RC Network 4


2.3.2.6.32 Decoder

2.3.2.6.33 Resistor 1

2.3.2.6.34 Resistor 2


2.3.2.6.36 RC Filter


2.3.2.6.38 Input Switches

2.3.3 ADC CH 2

2.3.3.1 4 bit Flash

2.3.3.1.1 Dummy 3

2.3.3.2 4th Order Integrator


2.3.3.3 DAC

2.3.3.3.1 DAC 1

2.3.3.3.2 Loadings

2.3.3.3.3 Control

2.3.3.3.4 DAC 2

2.3.3.3.5 Loadings

2.3.3.3.6 Control

2.3.3.3.7 VT_AND2_7_7D2S3

2.3.3.3.8 Dummy

2.3.3.3.9 Bias

2.3.3.3.10 Current Path

2.3.3.3.11 Dummy

2.3.3.3.12 DAC 3

2.3.3.3.13 Control

2.3.3.3.14 Loadings

2.3.3.3.15 DAC 4

2.3.3.3.16 Loadings

2.3.3.3.17 Control

2.3.4 ADC Clocks


2.3.4.1 Logic

2.3.5 Buffers 32B

2.3.6 Buffers 25B

2.3.7 Control Logic

2.4.0 Low Power ADCs

2.4.1 Input Voltages 2

2.4.2 Reference Voltages 2

2.4.2.1 Amplifier

2.4.3 Digitizer 2

2.4.3.1 Driver 2

2.4.3.2 Driver 3

2.4.3.3 Driver 4

2.4.3.4 Comparator 1

2.4.3.4.1 Resistor

2.4.3.5 Bias


2.4.3.7 Driver 1

2.4.4 Digitizer 3


2.4.5 Digitizer 4

2.4.6 Digitizer 5

2.4.6.1 Comparator

2.4.6.2 Bias

2.4.7 Voltages Selector

2.4.7.1 Decoder

2.4.8 Input Voltages 1

2.4.9 Reference Voltages 1

2.4.9.1 Amplifier

2.4.10 Digitizer 1

2.4.11 Other Circuits

2.4.11.1 Biasing Control

2.4.11.1.1 Control Logic 1



2.4.11.2 Dummy

2.4.11.3 Inverters

2.4.11.4 Buffers 1

2.4.11.5 Buffers 2

2.4.11.6 Buffers 3

2.4.11.7 Buffers 4


2.4.11.8 Buffers 5

2.4.11.9 Current Generator

2.4.11.9.1 I Sink 0

2.4.11.9.2 NMOS

2.4.11.9.3 I Sink 1

2.4.11.9.4 Dummy N

2.4.11.9.5 I Sink 2

2.4.11.9.6 Dummy P

2.4.11.9.7 PMOS

2.4.11.9.8 I Sink 3

2.4.11.9.9 I Sink 4

2.4.11.9.10 I Sink 5

2.4.11.9.11 I Sink 6


2.5.1 Current Sink

2.5.2 Adjustable Resistors 2

2.5.2.1 Decoder



2.5.5 Programmable Voltage Generator

2.5.5.1 Programmable Voltage Generator

2.5.5.1.1 Select Control

2.5.5.1.2 Decoder

2.5.5.2 Control Select

2.5.5.2.1 Decoder

2.5.6 Buffers

2.5.7 Amplifier

3.0.0 Transmitter

3.1.0 Transmitter

3.1.1 Bias Generator 1

3.1.1.1 Bias Generator 1

3.1.1.1.1 S_TRIGATE_9L0P7_9L0P7D16

3.1.1.1.2 Unused


3.1.1.3 BUF_DLY7_1


3.1.1.5 BUF_DLY5_3







3.1.1.11 Unused





3.1.2.1 Unused



3.1.3 TX Pad ESD

3.1.4 Pre-Driver 5 GHz

3.1.4.1 Buffers 1

3.1.4.2 Buffers 2


3.1.4.4 Bias Generator

3.1.4.5 Variable Capacitor


3.1.4.5.2 Buffers




3.1.4.6 Signal Reinforce

3.1.4.6.1 Reinforcement 2X


3.1.4.6.3 Buffers

3.1.4.6.4 Reinforcement


3.1.4.7 Unused

3.1.4.8 Capacitor 3X

3.1.5 Transformer 2

3.1.6 Power Amplifier 2.4 GHz


3.1.6.1.1 S_TRIGATE_18X20_18X1

3.1.6.2 RF NMOS

3.1.6.2.1 Unused

3.1.6.2.2 S_INV_18L5_18L5D4

3.1.6.3 Tunable Filter

3.1.6.3.1 Filter 1


3.1.6.3.2 Filter 2

3.1.6.3.3 Filter 3

3.1.6.4 Inverters



3.1.6.6 Voltage Generator 2

3.1.7 Transformer 1

3.1.8 Variable Capacitor 1

3.1.9 Variable Capacitor 2

3.1.10 IQ Generator 2.4 GHz

3.1.10.1 Reinforced Inverters


3.1.10.2.1 S_TRIGATE_9L1X8_9L1X4

3.1.10.2.2 Buffers


3.1.10.3.1 S_TRIGATE_18L1_9L1D4

3.1.10.3.2 Buffers 2

3.1.11 Pre-Drive 2.4 GHz



3.1.11.1.2 Buffers



3.1.11.2 Signal Reinforce

3.1.11.2.1 Reinforcement




3.1.11.2.5 Inverters

3.1.11.3 Inverters



3.1.11.6 NMOS

3.1.11.6.1 Unused

3.1.12 Peak Detector 2.4 GHz

3.1.12.1 S_TRIGATE_36_18D6

3.1.13 Peak Detector 5 GHz

3.1.14 Power Amplifier 5 GHz


3.1.14.1.1 S_TRIGATE_30L3P5X8_30L3X4


3.1.14.2 Buffers

3.1.14.2.1 S_INV_18L5_18L5D4_1

3.1.14.3 Voltage Generator 2

3.1.14.4 NMOS



3.1.14.6 Control Logic


3.1.14.7.1 Buffers





3.1.15 TX Mixers

3.1.15.1 TX Mixer 2.4 GHz

3.1.15.1.1 Tunable Filter

3.1.15.1.2 Filter 1

3.1.15.1.3 Filter 2

3.1.15.1.4 Filter 3


3.1.15.1.6 Variable NMOS

3.1.15.1.7 Programmable Current Sink

3.1.15.1.8 S_TRIGATE_36_36D8

3.1.15.1.9 Enabled Buffers

3.1.15.1.10 Unused

3.1.15.2 TX BB Driver




3.1.15.2.4 Current Driver

3.1.15.2.5 Current Source

3.1.15.2.6 Switches

3.1.15.3 TX Mixer 5 GHz


3.1.15.3.2 Programmable Current Sink 2

3.1.15.3.3 S_TRIGATE_36P5_36P5D8

3.1.15.3.4 Enabled Buffers 2

3.1.15.3.5 Tunable Filter 2

3.1.15.3.6 Filter 1

3.1.15.3.7 Filter 2


3.1.15.3.8 Filter 3

3.1.15.3.9 Filter 4

3.1.15.4 Current Sink 1

3.1.15.4.1 Switch



3.1.15.6.1 Current Sink 3

3.1.15.6.2 S_TRIGATEF_4_4D4

3.1.15.6.3 Current Sink 4

3.1.15.7 Control Logic 1

3.1.15.8 Buffers

3.1.16 IQ Generator 5 GHz

3.1.16.1 Amplitude Detector


3.1.16.3 Common Source Amplifier 4




3.1.16.7 RC Phase Shifter

3.1.16.7.1 Resistor

3.2.0 TX DACs

3.2.1 Resistor Chain DAC

3.2.1.1 3x8 Decoder

3.2.2 Data Path Select 1

3.2.3 Data Path Select 2

3.2.4 Loading

3.2.4.1 Variable Resistor


3.2.5 Cascode Amplifier

3.2.5.1 Dummy


3.2.5.2.1 Bias Dummy Unit

3.2.5.3 VCMR Detect Comparator

3.2.5.4 ISRC_LOAD


3.2.7 Control Inverters

3.2.8 Current Mirror







3.2.9 Clock Unit

3.2.10 Data Process

3.2.10.1 Data Transfer

3.2.10.1.1 SEL_CONTROL_CELL

3.2.10.2 Output Latches

3.2.10.3 Input Latches

3.2.10.4 Output Latches 2

3.2.10.5 Data Calculation

3.2.10.5.1 Logic 1

3.2.10.5.2 Logic 2

3.2.10.5.3 Logic 3

3.2.10.5.4 Logic 4

3.2.11 DAC Voltage Bias Generator

3.2.11.1 Voltage Bias Switch

3.2.12 Current Steering DAC Core

3.2.13 DACs Common Output Switch

3.2.13.1 Decoder

3.2.14 DAC Data Select Control

3.2.15 Buffers 2

3.2.16 Buffers 1

4.0.0 Frequency Synthesizer

4.1.0 Clock Dividers

4.1.1 Control Registers

4.1.2 Clock Delay

4.1.3 S_NAND2_4P5_4P5D4

4.1.4 S_NAND2_4P5_4P5D2

4.1.5 DYNDFC_6

4.1.6 DYNDFN_3

4.1.7 DYNDFC_2

4.1.8 DYNDTC_2

4.1.9 S_AND2_4P5X16_4P5X8

4.1.10 DYNDTC_3

4.1.11 DYNDFC_3

4.1.12 Clock Drivers

4.1.13 S_INV_4P5X8_4P5X4

4.1.14 Control Registers

4.1.15 Counter


4.2.0 VCO

4.2.1 Programmable Capacitors 2

4.2.2 S_TRIGATE_18L1_18L1D16

4.2.3 S_TRIGATE_18L1_18L1D8

4.2.4 Voltage Generator


4.2.6 RC Circuit

4.2.7 RC Cell 2

4.2.8 RC_CELL_3S3

4.2.9 RC Cell 1


4.2.11 S_TRIGATE_36P5L1_18L1D2

4.2.12 S_TRIGATE_36L1_36L1D16

4.2.13 Resistor Divider

4.2.14 Decoder

4.2.15 Current Sink

4.2.16 Amplifier

4.2.17 S_TRIGATE_36L1_18L1D4S2




4.3.0 S_TRIGATE_45L1X6_45L1X3

4.4.0 S_TRIGATE_45L1X20_45L1X1

4.5.0 Phase Frequency Detector

4.5.1 S_DFC_19L0P7_9P5L0P7D8S1

4.5.2 S_NAND2_E11L1_11L0P7X2

4.5.3 S_TRINOT14_6L0P7_6P5L0P7D2

4.5.4 S_TRIGATE_11L0P7_11L1D8

4.5.5 S_NAND2_7L0P7_6P5L0P7D2

4.5.6 S_TRIGATE_11L0P7_6P5L0P7D2

4.5.7 S_INV_19L0P7_9P5L0P7D8

4.5.8 S_TRIGATE_11L0P7_6P5L0P7D2S1

4.5.9 Data Clock Selector

4.5.10 S_MX21_9L0P7X20_9L0P7X1

4.5.11 S_INV_9L0P7_9L0P7D2

4.5.12 S_TRIGATE_9L0P7_9L0P7D8

4.5.13 S_INV_9L0P7X20_9L0P7X1

4.5.14 S_DFNF_4P5X8_4L1P3X24

4.5.15 S_TRINOT14_3_3

4.5.16 S_INV_4P5L0P7X12_3L1P5X4


4.5.17 S_TRIGATE_3L1P5X16_5P5L2P5X12

4.5.18 S_INV_4P5L0P7X8_4L1P3X24

4.5.19 S_TRIGATE_4_4

4.5.20 Clock Delay

4.5.21 S_TRIGATE_18_15P5D5

4.5.22 S_INV_15_10D4

4.5.23 S_TRINOT14_E20_13

4.5.24 BUF_DLY4_1

4.5.25 Unused Control Logic

4.5.26 Delay

4.5.27 PFD Buffers

4.5.28 S_DFC_19L0P7_9P5L0P7D8

4.6.0 Programmable Driver

4.6.1 Logic

4.7.0 PAD_6

4.7.1 S_NMOSS2_X17

4.7.2 S_NMOSS2_X24

4.8.0 Charge Pump

4.8.1 Current Sink

4.8.2 Buffers

4.8.3 Variable Resistors

4.8.4 S_TRIGATE_9L1_9L1S1

4.8.5 S_TRIGATE_3L1_3L1S1

4.8.6 Amplifier

4.8.7 Voltage Detector

4.8.8 Comparator 1

4.8.9 Resistor Divider

4.8.10 PN Bias

4.8.11 MUX

4.8.12 MUXs

4.8.13 Decoder

4.8.14 Comparator 2


4.8.16 Buffers

4.8.17 S_TRIGATE_9L1X8_9L1X4S1

4.8.18 Variable Capacitors

4.8.19 Control Buffers


4.8.21 S_TRIGATE_45L1X24_45L1X8

4.8.22 Programmable Current Source


4.8.23 Amplifier

4.8.24 S_TRIGATE_23X20_23X1

4.8.25 Variable Resistors 1

4.8.26 S_TRIGATE_9L1_9L1

4.8.27 S_TRIGATE_3L1_3L1

4.8.28 Switch



4.8.31 Programmable Current Sink

4.8.32 Control Logic

4.8.33 BUF_DLY8

4.8.34 BUF_DLY5_1

4.9.0 RC Filter

4.9.1 Variable CAPS 2

4.9.2 Buffers



4.9.5 S_TRIGATE_45L1X21_45L1X7S1


4.10.0 PAD_1S6

4.11.0 PAD_1S7

4.12.0 Reference Clock

4.12.1 S_SMINV_9_9D3

4.12.2 S_INVF_18L5X4_18L5X2

4.12.3 Pulse Generator

4.12.4 BUF_DLY6_1

4.12.5 S_INV_18L5_9L5

4.12.6 BUF_DLY4_2

4.12.7 BUF_DLY24

4.12.8 Comparator

4.12.9 Logic 1

4.12.10 Logic Cell 2


4.12.12 S_TRINOT14_11L1_5P5L1D8

4.12.13 S_TRINOT14_11L1_5P5L1D16

4.12.14 S_TRINOT14_11L1_5P5L1D32

4.12.15 S_INV_11L1_5P5L1D4

4.12.16 S_TRINOT14_11L1_5P5L1D4




4.12.19 S_MX21F_18L0P7_9L0P7D11

4.12.20 S_TRINOT14_18L0P7_9L0P7D11

4.12.21 S_TRINOT14_E18L6_E9L6

4.12.22 Control Circuit

4.12.23 S_TRIGATE_36L9X3_36L9

4.12.24 S_TRIGATE_36L2P5_36L2P5D6

4.12.25 Control Select Circuit 2

4.12.26 S_TRINOT14_45L1_18L1D4

4.12.27 S_TRINOT14_45L1_18L1D8

4.12.28 S_TRINOT14_45L1_18L1D16S1

4.12.29 S_TRINOT14_45L1_18L1D32S1

4.12.30 S_TRINOT14_45L1_18L1D64S1


4.12.32 S_TRINOT14_45L1_18L1D2

4.12.33 Control Select Circuit 1

4.12.34 S_TRINOT14_45L1_18L1D32

4.12.35 S_TRINOT14_45L1_18L1D64

4.12.36 S_TRINOT14_45L1_18L1D128


4.12.38 Select Buffers

4.12.39 Clock Buffers

4.12.40 BUF_DLY24_1

4.12.41 S_TRINOT14_45L1_18L1D16

4.12.42 Variable Capacitors

4.12.43 Buffers

4.12.44 UNUSED_14

4.13.0 Clock Drivers

4.13.1 Amplifier 1

4.13.2 Clock Frequency Selector

4.13.3 DYNDFC_1

4.13.4 DYNDFN_2

4.13.5 Control Select

4.13.6 Divider

4.13.7 DYNDTC_1

4.13.8 DYNDFC_4

4.13.9 DYNDFN_1

4.13.10 Driver


4.13.12 S_INVF_4P5X12_4P5X6

4.13.13 Comparator


4.13.14 S_INV_11_4P5D12

4.13.15 S_INV_11_4P5D6

4.13.16 Comparator

4.13.17 S_INV_7P5_3D4

4.13.18 Clock Frequency Selector

4.13.19 S_TRINOT14F_3X5_3X3

4.13.20 Driver 1

4.13.21 S_INV_3L0P7X10_3X8

4.13.22 S_INV_3X6_3X4

4.13.23 S_INV_3X14_3X8

4.13.24 Flip-Flop 1

4.13.25 S_TRINOT14_3X9_3X5

4.13.26 Amplifier 3

4.13.27 ADJ_CAP_18

4.13.28 BUF_4B_5

4.13.29 S_TRIGATE_18L1_18L1D1

4.13.30 Mixer

4.13.31 ADJ_CAP_18S1

4.13.32 Current Sink

4.13.33 Amplifier 6

4.13.34 Amplifier

4.13.35 Variable Caps


4.13.37 Amplifier 4

4.13.38 VCO 1

4.13.39 Amplifier 2

5.0.0 Power Management

5.1.0 Internal Supply Generator

5.1.1 Programmable Resistors

5.1.2 Current Sink

5.1.3 Voltage Bias

5.1.4 S_TRIGATE_9L2P5X2_9L2P5X8

5.1.5 Amplifier

5.1.6 Differential Amplifier

5.1.7 Unused 1

5.1.8 PCASCX8

5.1.9 Unused 1

5.2.0 Current Sources Top

5.2.1 Current Sources 2


5.2.2 Current Source 1


5.2.4 Bandgap Generator


5.2.6 Amplifier 1



5.2.9 Inverters



5.2.12 Amplifier 2



5.2.15 Unused





5.2.20 Unused


5.3.0 PAD_1S8

5.4.0 PAD_5

5.4.1 S_NMOSS2_X228

5.5.0 Internal Supply Generator VINT2

5.5.1 Amplifier


5.5.3 Decoder

5.6.0 INVF_D6S1


5.7.1 Current Sink

5.8.0 Voltage Divider

5.8.1 S_BUFDIF_5P5L2P5_6P5L2P5X2

5.9.0 PAD_1S4

5.10.0 PAD_1S5


5.11.1 Current Sink


5.12.1 Amplifier 1

5.12.2 Amplifier

5.12.3 Voltage Bias


5.12.4 Enable Control

5.12.5 Unused

5.13.0 Control Circuit

5.14.0 Counter Circuit

5.14.1 S_HADD_3_E3

5.14.2 S_HADD_E3_3

5.14.3 S_HADD_3_3

5.15.0 S_BUFDIF_3L2P5_3L2P5

5.15.1 S_INV_3L2P5_3L2P5



5.17.1 BG Amplifier 2

5.17.2 BG Amplifier 1

5.17.3 S_TRIGATE_54P5L0P7_18L0P7D1

5.18.0 PAD_1

5.19.0 PAD_1S1

5.20.0 Registers

5.21.0 Select Circuit

5.22.0 Voltage Generators

5.22.1 Op-Amp 2

5.22.2 S_TRIGATE_18X4_18X2

5.22.3 Op-Amp 1


5.22.5 Current Bias

5.22.6 Level Shifter

5.22.7 Voltage Amplifiers

5.22.8 Op-Amp 5

5.22.9 S_TRIGATE_13P5_9D2

5.22.10 Op-Amp 3

5.22.11 Voltage Reference

5.22.12 Decoder

5.22.13 Programmable Resistors 1

5.22.14 S_TRIGATE_36P5X12_36P5X4

5.22.15 Programmable Resistors 2

5.22.16 Variable Current Bias

5.22.17 Driver

5.22.18 Op-Amp 4

5.22.19 Variable Capacitor


5.23.1 Select Circuit MUX


5.23.2 INVDIF


5.23.4 Control Logic 1

5.23.5 Decoder

5.24.0 Voltage Reference Generator

5.24.1 Counter 12

5.24.2 S_HADDF_2_1P5

5.24.3 S_HADDF_4P5_1P5

5.24.4 S_HADDF_4P5_4

5.24.5 Buffers 1

5.24.6 Comparator

5.24.7 Voltage Generator and Bias Reference


5.24.9 Decoder

5.24.10 Current Source

5.24.11 Amplifier


5.24.13 Decoder


5.24.15 MUXs

5.24.16 Counter 3

5.24.17 Combinational Logic

5.24.18 Logic

5.24.19 Buffers 2

5.24.20 Frequency Dividers

5.24.21 Unused

5.24.22 Frequency Divider 2

5.24.23 S_HADDF_2_1P5S3

5.24.24 S_HADDF_2_1P5S1

5.24.25 S_HADDF_4P5_1P5S2

5.24.26 S_HADDF_4P5_1P5S1

5.24.27 Clock Divider

5.24.28 VCO


5.24.30 BUF_DLY6




5.24.34 BUF_DLY3

5.24.35 S_INV_6L11_4L11




5.24.38 BUF_DLY10S1

5.24.39 Frequency Divider 1

5.24.40 BUF_DLY5

5.24.41 S_HADDF_2_1P5S2

5.24.42 BUF_DLY1

5.25.0 Clock Generator


5.26.0 POWERCAP

5.27.0 MUXs

5.28.0 BUF_DLY5_2

5.29.0 BUF_DLY6_2

6.0.0 Clock Circuits

6.1.0 Programmable Oscillator


6.1.2 Cap Cell X5

6.1.3 Cap Cell X3



6.1.6 P Cap 1

6.1.7 Buffers



6.1.10 Cap Cells 3

6.1.11 Cap Cell X24

6.1.12 CAPCELLX1S1

6.1.13 Cap Cell X1

6.1.14 Cap Cells 1

6.1.15 Cap Cell X8

6.1.16 Cap Cell X4

6.1.17 Cap Cell X2

6.1.18 Cap Cell X16

6.1.19 Cap Cells 2

6.1.20 Logic CTL 1

6.1.21 Switch Select

6.1.22 Decoder

6.1.23 S_INVDIF_9P1_9X4



6.1.25 Amplifier

6.2.0 Oscillator


6.2.2 Amplifier

6.3.0 Control Logic B

6.4.0 Pre-Driver

6.4.1 Logic Driver


7.1.0 Current Sink 1

7.2.0 Current Cell 1



7.4.0 Variable Current Source


7.6.0 Control Buffers

7.7.0 Buffers


8.0.0 ESD

9.0.0 Unanalyzed Digital

9.1.0 Control Logic A



9.1.3 Decoder

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