Abstract: A clock signal generation circuit, a method for generating a clock signal, and an electronic device are provided, relating to the field of communications technology. In the clock signal generation circuit, an initial clock providing circuit can generate an initial clock signal having an initial frequency; a control word providing circuit can determine a target frequency offset of the initial frequency based on a detected target parameter and generate a frequency control word based on the target frequency offset; a target clock generating circuit can generate a target clock signal having a target output frequency based on the frequency control word and the initial clock signal, wherein the target output frequency is negatively correlated with a value of the frequency control word and positively correlated with the initial frequency.

Abstract: The present application discloses a circuit for generating spread-spectrum synchronous clock signal. The circuit includes a frequency detector comprising a fraction controller configured to compare an input signal of a first frequency with a feedback signal of a second frequency in a loop of feedback to generate a first control signal and a second control signal alternately for determining a control word to track the first frequency and a phase-shift controller configured to register n levels for the first control signal and the second control signal to introduce n phase delays for changing a fraction part of the control word randomly to provide a broadened boundary. The circuit also includes a digitally controlled oscillator configured to generate a synthesized periodic signal based on a base time unit, the first frequency, and the control word, with the second frequency being locked within the broadened boundary of the first frequency.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a digital fingerprint generator and a digital fingerprint generation method.

Abstract: A signal generating electric circuit, a signal generating method, a digit-to-time converting electric circuit and a digit-to-time converting method. The signal generating electric circuit includes: a first generating electric circuit configured for, based on a first frequency control word and a reference time unit, generating a periodic first output signal; and a second generating electric circuit configured for, based on a second frequency control word and the reference time unit, generating a periodic second output signal. The first frequency control word includes a first integer part and a first fractional part, the second frequency control word includes a second integer part and a second fractional part, the first integer part is equal to the second integer part, the first fractional part is not zero, the second fractional part is zero, and a period of the first output signal and a period of the second output signal are not equal.

Abstract: A clock signal generation circuit and method, and an electronic device are provided, relating to the field of communications technology. In the clock signal generation circuit, an initial clock providing circuit (10) can generate an initial clock signal having an initial frequency; a control word providing circuit (20) can determine a target frequency offset of the initial frequency based on a detected target parameter and generate a frequency control word based on the target frequency offset; a target clock generating circuit (30) can generate a target clock signal having a target output frequency based on the frequency control word and the initial clock signal, wherein the target output frequency is negatively correlated with the frequency control word and positively correlated with the initial frequency.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a PWM circuit, a modulation method, and an electronic device, and relates to the field of communication technologies. In the PWM circuit, a control word providing circuit can generate, based on an obtained target duty cycle, two target frequency control words with a ratio of the target duty cycle, and output the two target frequency control words to a pulse generation circuit; and the pulse generation circuit can output a target pulse signal with the target duty cycle under the control of the two target frequency control words. Because the control word providing circuit can generate the target frequency control words based on the desired target duty cycle, the pulse generation circuit can reliably generate the pulse signal with the target duty cycle based on the target frequency control words. In this way, the PWM circuit can flexibly generate the pulse signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical communication drive circuit and method, an optical communication transmitter, an optical communication system, and a vehicle. The optical communication drive circuit includes a clock circuit and a modulation circuit. The clock circuit is configured to output a clock signal with an initial frequency signal as an input under control of information to be transmitted. The clock signal includes alternating first and second frequency signals, the first frequency signal and the second frequency signal having different frequencies and being generated based on the initial frequency signal; and the modulation circuit is configured to modulate an optical signal by the clock signal to obtain a modulated optical signal.

Abstract: A data processing circuit, a data processing method, and an electronic device are provided. The data processing circuit includes a first data processing sub-circuit and a second data processing sub-circuit. An output terminal of the first data processing sub-circuit is connected to an input terminal of the second data processing sub-circuit. The first data processing sub-circuit is configured to receive an original sequence to generate a first processed sequence. Each of first processed numbers in the first processed sequence is calculated from at least two pieces of original data in the original data. The second data processing sub-circuit is configured to receive the first processed sequence to generate a second processed sequence.

Abstract: The optical communication apparatus includes a random number generator, a first key manager, a first encryption and decryption device, a driver and a transmitter. The random number generator is configured to generate a random number based on a time frequency. The first key manager is configured to generate a first key based on the random number, store and manage the first key and a second key obtained from an outside. The first encryption and decryption device is configured to encrypt the first key according to the second key to obtain a first encrypted key, and is configured to encrypt initial communication data according to the first key to obtain encrypted data. The driver is configured to obtain the encrypted data and encode the encrypted data into a visible light emission instruction. The first transmitter is configured to receive the visible light emission instruction and emit first visible light.

Abstract: A clock spread spectrum circuit, an electronic equipment, and a clock spread spectrum method are disclosed. The clock spread spectrum circuit includes a control circuit, a signal generation circuit, and a duty cycle adjustment circuit. The duty cycle adjustment circuit is configured to generate a target voltage having a duty cycle that is equal to a target duty cycle, the control circuit is configured to generate a frequency control word according to a modulation parameter, and the frequency control word changes discretely with time; and the signal generation circuit is configured to receive the target voltage and the frequency control word and generate and output a spread spectrum output signal that is spectrum-spread according to the target voltage and the frequency control word, and the spread spectrum output signal corresponds to the frequency control word and a duty cycle of the spread spectrum output signal is the target duty cycle.

Abstract: There is provided a time synchronization method, including: an adjustment stage including N adjustment cycles, N being an integer greater than 1; in each adjustment cycle, generating a physical clock signal at least according to a pre-acquired frequency control word corresponding to the adjustment cycle, and obtaining logical time at least according to the physical clock signal and a physical time deviation; a clock slope of the physical clock signal generated in each adjustment cycle reaches its corresponding target value, and the target values of the clock slopes of the physical clock signals in the N adjustment cycles gradually approach 1; the physical time deviation is: a time difference between the reference time and the physical time corresponding to the physical clock signal in an Nth adjustment cycle at the end of the Nth adjustment cycle. A time synchronization device and a network node device are provided.

Abstract: A clock spread spectrum circuit, an electronic equipment, and a clock spread spectrum method are disclosed. The clock spread spectrum circuit (10) includes a control circuit (11) and a signal generation circuit (12). The control circuit (11) is configured to generate a frequency control word according to a modulation parameter, and the frequency control word changes discretely with time; and the signal generation circuit (12) is configured to receive the frequency control word and generate and output a spread spectrum output signal that is spectrum-spread according to the frequency control word, and the spread spectrum output signal corresponds to the frequency control word.

Abstract: A clock spread spectrum circuit, an electronic equipment, and a clock spread spectrum method are disclosed. The clock spread spectrum circuit includes a control circuit and a signal generation circuit. The control circuit is configured to generate a frequency control word according to a modulation parameter, and the frequency control word changes discretely with time; and the signal generation circuit is configured to receive the frequency control word and generate and output a spread spectrum output signal that is spectrum-spread according to the frequency control word, and the spread spectrum output signal corresponds to the frequency control word.

Abstract: A digital fingerprint generation circuit based on an integrated circuit is provided. In the digital fingerprint generation circuit, a control unit is configured to: generate a first control word and a second control word, and transmit the first control word and the second control word to a first clock generator and a second clock generator respectively, so that the first clock generator generates a first clock signal based on the first control word, and the second clock generator generates a second clock signal based on the second control word; and a frequency detector generates a digital fingerprint of the integrated circuit based on the first clock signal and the second clock signal.

Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit includes: a clock source configured to: generate a clock signal of the integrated circuit; at least two functional circuits; and at least two clock generators corresponding to the functional circuits and configured to: determine initial phases of the corresponding functional circuits, and generate clock signals of the functional circuits based on the clock signal of the integrated circuit and the initial phases, so as to keep the clock signals of all the functional circuits synchronized, wherein the initial phases are determined based on transmission distances, over which the clock signal of the integrated circuit is transmitted from the clock source to the functional circuits, and loads of the functional circuits.

Abstract: A signal generating electric circuit, a signal generating method, a digit-to-time converting electric circuit and a digit-to-time converting method. The signal generating electric circuit includes: a first generating electric circuit configured for, based on a first frequency control word and a reference time unit, generating a periodic first output signal; and a second generating electric circuit configured for, based on a second frequency control word and the reference time unit, generating a periodic second output signal. The first frequency control word includes a first integer part and a first fractional part, the second frequency control word includes a second integer part and a second fractional part, the first integer part is equal to the second integer part, the first fractional part and the second fractional part are not equal, and a period of the first output signal and a period of the second output signal are not equal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hash algorithm circuit, a hash algorithm method, and an electronic device. The hash algorithm circuit is used to reduce fixed-length parallel data, and the reduced identifier can be used as an index reference, an identifier ID, an address extension bit, information summary, and so on. The hash algorithm circuit has the characteristics of low power consumption, low cost, etc., and can be integrated in a digital circuit.

Abstract: A signal generating electric circuit, a signal generating method, a digit-to-time converting electric circuit and a digit-to-time converting method. The signal generating electric circuit includes: a first generating electric circuit configured for, based on a first frequency control word and a reference time unit, generating a periodic first output signal; and a second generating electric circuit configured for, based on a second frequency control word and the reference time unit, generating a periodic second output signal. The first frequency control word includes a first integer part and a first fractional part, the second frequency control word includes a second integer part and a second fractional part, the first integer part is equal to the second integer part, the first fractional part is not zero, the second fractional part is zero, and a period of the first output signal and a period of the second output signal are not equal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a circuit and a method for digital fingerprint generation, and an electronic device. The digital fingerprint generation method includes inputting an input signal from outside; generating a frequency relationship indication signal between an input signal and a feedback signal; generating a frequency control signal based on the frequency relationship indication signal; generating an intermediate signal based on a frequency control signal and pulse signals; dividing the intermediate signal in frequency to generate the feedback signal; and generating a digital fingerprint based on the input signal and the feedback signal.

Abstract: A signal generating electric circuit, a signal generating method, a digit-to-time converting electric circuit and a digit-to-time converting method. The signal generating electric circuit includes: a first generating electric circuit configured for, based on a first frequency control word and a reference time unit, generating a periodic first output signal; and a second generating electric circuit configured for, based on a second frequency control word and the reference time unit, generating a periodic second output signal. The first frequency control word includes a first integer part and a first fractional part, the second frequency control word includes a second integer part and a second fractional part, the first integer part is equal to the second integer part, the first fractional part and the second fractional part are not equal, and a period of the first output signal and a period of the second output signal are not equal.