Abstract: The present invention provides a physical layer and associated signal processing method for clock domain transfer of quarter-rate data. In the embodiments of the present invention, the quarter-rate data is processed by many sampling circuits by using a first clock signal, a second clock signal and a third clock signal, and phases of these clock signals are aligned by using a training mechanism to that the clock signals have better timing margins.

Abstract: A method for performing divided-clock phase synchronization in a multi-divided-clock system, an associated synchronization control circuit, an associated synchronization control sub-circuit and an associated electronic device are provided. The method may include: performing frequency division operations according to a source clock to generate a first divided clock and a second divided clock; performing phase relationship detection on the first divided clock according to the second divided clock to generate a phase relationship detection result signal; performing a logic operation on a first phase selection result output signal and the phase relationship detection result signal to generate a second phase selection result output signal; and outputting one of the second divided clock and an inverted signal of the second divided clock according to the second phase selection result output signal, for further use in a physical layer circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a physical layer and associated signal processing method for clock domain transfer of quarter-rate data.

Abstract: A method for performing divided-clock phase synchronization in a multi-divided-clock system, an associated synchronization control circuit, an associated synchronization control sub-circuit and an associated electronic device are provided. The method may include: performing frequency division operations according to a source clock to generate a first divided clock and a second divided clock; performing phase relationship detection on the first divided clock according to the second divided clock to generate a phase relationship detection result signal; performing a logic operation on a first phase selection result output signal and the phase relationship detection result signal to generate a second phase selection result output signal; and outputting one of the second divided clock and an inverted signal of the second divided clock according to the second phase selection result output signal, for further use in a physical layer circuit.

Abstract: A gate signal control circuit of a DDR memory system includes a comparing circuit, a flag generator and a signal generator. The comparing circuit receives a first data strobe signal and a second data strobe signal, and generates an internal data strobe signal. The flag generator receives a physical layer clock signal and a read enable signal, and generates plural flag signals. The signal generator receives the internal data strobe signal and the plural flag signal, and generates a gate signal. When plural read commands are issued, the flag generator sets the flag signals according to the physical layer clock signal and the read enable signal. When a read data is received, the signal generator opens the gate signal according to a preamble, and the signal generator samples the plural flag signals to determine the timing of closing the gate signal.

Abstract: A gate signal control circuit of a DDR memory system includes a comparing circuit, a flag generator and a signal generator. The comparing circuit receives a first data strobe signal and a second data strobe signal, and generates an internal data strobe signal. The flag generator receives a physical layer clock signal and a read enable signal, and generates plural flag signals. The signal generator receives the internal data strobe signal and the plural flag signal, and generates a gate signal. When plural read commands are issued, the flag generator sets the flag signals according to the physical layer clock signal and the read enable signal. When a read data is received, the signal generator opens the gate signal according to a preamble, and the signal generator samples the plural flag signals to determine the timing of closing the gate signal.

Abstract: A method for controlling a multi-cycle write leveling process in a memory system is provided. After a write leveling process is completed and before a write training process is performed, the multi-cycle write leveling process is performed. Consequently, when a DDR memory of the memory system receives a clock signal and a first data strobe signal, the DDR memory can confirm that the signal edges of the clock signal and the first data strobe signal are aligned with each other and the signal edges are accurate.