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Lucent Technologies Inc.

Data Sheet

June 1999

ORCA Series 3C and 3T FPGAs

Programmable Input/Output Cells (continued)

Zero-Hold Input

There are two options for zero-hold input capture in the PIO. If input delay mode is selected to delay the signal from

the input pin, data can be either registered or latched with guaranteed zero-hold time in the PIO using a system

clock.

To guarantee zero hold, the system clock spine structure must be used for clocking, as will be discussed later. The

fast zero-hold mode of the PIO input takes advantage of the latch/FF combination and sources the input FF data

from a dedicated latch that is clocked by the ExpressCLK from the PIC. The ExpressCLK is a clock from a dedi-

cated input pin designed for fast, low-skew operation at the I/Os and is described more fully in the Clock Distribu-

tion Network and PIC Interquad (MID) Routing sections that follow. The combination of ExpressCLK latch and

system clock FF guarantees a zero-hold capture of input data in the PIO FF, while at the same time reducing input

setup time. Figure 23 shows a schematic of the fast-capture latch/FF and a sample timing diagram.

5-5974(F)

Note: CE and LSR signals not shown.

Figure 23. Fast-Capture Latch and Timing

D Q

INPUT DATA

LATCH

CLK

EXPRESSCLK

SYSTEM CLK

CD = 1

CLOCK ENABLE

LOCAL SET/RESET

S/R

DATA OUT

TO PIC ROUTING

EXPRESSCLK

SYSTEM CLK

INPUT DATA

QLATCH

QFF

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