White Papers

True Circuits is very active in the semiconductor industry.  Members of the TCI team periodically publish papers on TCI technologies, industry challenges and market trends.  Below you will find papers that may be helpful in expanding your understanding of timing IP and related real-world applications.

John G. Maneatis, Ph.D. has published three papers in the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), all of which were presented at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference. He served on the conference’s Digital Program Committee for five years and served as active associate editor of the JSSC for three years.

The Secret to Building IP 
2016 REUSE Conference paper based on presentation by John Maneatis

Phase-Locked Loops Demystified 
Chip Estimate’s IP Connections Newsletter article by John Maneatis and Eskinder Hailu

Selecting PLLs for ASIC Applications Requires Tradeoffs 
2004 FSA Semiconductor IP Workshop paper by John Maneatis

Self-Biased High-Bandwidth Low-Jitter 1-to-4096 Multiplier Clock Generator PLL 
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits paper by John Maneatis
(2003 ISSCC 24.2 presentation slides for this paper)

Hidden Complexities of PLLs Are Revealed 
Integrated System Design article by John Maneatis

Low-Jitter Process-Independent DLL and PLL Based on Self-Biased Techniques 
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits paper by John Maneatis
(1996 ISSCC 8.1 presentation slides for this paper)

Precise Delay Generation Using Coupled Oscillators 
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits paper by John Maneatis
(1993 ISSCC 7.5 presentation slides for this paper)