Digital, reconfigurable frequency and delay generator with phase measurement
US10158365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L27/0014
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reconfigurable frequency and delay generator is disclosed, and a representative embodiment may include a phase sampler and plurality of configurable oscillator stages, each configurable oscillator stage of the plurality of configurable oscillator stages comprising: a plurality of core inverters coupled in series, a last core inverter of the plurality of core inverters generating an output signal having a configurable output frequency; and a plurality of delay control circuits, each delay control circuit of the plurality of delay control circuits coupled to an output of a corresponding core inverter of the plurality of core inverters.
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