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Presentation of BIC

Early 1988

Bus Interface Chip: BIC

Decouples electrically the hybrid from the bus

· Bit-sliced bidirectionnal register (24 bits)

· Fast low-voltage drivers and receivers

· Clock distribution and skew control

· Reduces number of bus taps

· DBus amplification and decoding, ...

· Working prototype since August 1987

Block Diagram

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Pinout

Mounted in a large PGA (cavity size)

· Power: +5V, Gnd, separate Gnd for high-speed bus

· Bias voltages: for data and clock 2V receivers

· Clocks: 7 clock-related wires

· Debug bus: DBus (8), DCS, DOEn, Name

· DBus amplification: 3 pairs

· Arbiter: 4 Grant wires and SStop

· Dynabus: 24 data (I/O), 2 requests, 1 Or4

· Hybrid bus: 24 data (I/O), 2 requests, 4 Or4

Bit Slice

Data in hybrid: two mono-directional buses

· Data: 24 bits, bidir., grant, scan path

· Request: 2 bits, out only, no grant, scan path

· Or4: 1 bit, out only, no grant, no scan path

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· Hybrid layout explains the aspect ratio of BIC

· Standard pad frame for slaves

Grant

Arbiter issues separate grants for slaves

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Debug Bus

· Asynchronous bus

Hybrid select -> chip select

Address (access to address register)

Reset, Freeze, Shift, Execute (step-by-step)

DBusIn, DBusOut

· Scan paths

Chip ID [16]: pattern[4], type[6], version[6]

Data path [52]:

Internal Clock Skew register [4]

External Clock Skew register [4]

DBus distribution

Decoding DBus address register -> Chip Select

· 2 bits -> BIC itself + 3 slaves

· Up to 12 slaves possible

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Clock Distribution

Reference clock is carefully distributed

· BIC adjusts its clock and one slave's clock

· Adjustment done through DBus at power-up

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Skew control

Completely digital logic; two copies / BIC

· Maximum allowable skew: 1.7 ns

· Variations on clock load, buffer size, temperature, supply voltage, processing

· Processing variation is dominant

· 16 taps, 0.7ns increment

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Layout Generation

Layout through schematics annotations

· Complete description by schematics

· High-power latchup-resistant cells for drivers

DIrect connection from/to pads

Large transistors

· Standard cells for control

Status

· First design

Feb-May 1987, R. Bruce and L. Monier (part-time)

Style: large high-power SC + regular SC

· Status of BIC1

Tested August 1987

100% functional

yield >> 50%

used on hybrid prototypes

expected 15ns min period on hybrid

· Second design

Specs drifted a tad

Submitted December 1987