One nanosecond resolution programmable waveform generator
US5394114A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03L7/16
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Generation of clock waveforms which have a frequency, phase offset, and duty cycle that is relative to a periodic reference signal. The outputs of a voltage controlled ring oscillator are directly applied to drive the inputs of a programmable AND, fixed OR array (PAL) to produce pulses of varied and phase offset and duty cycle. The phase offset has a resolution of one nanosecond. Additionally, the pulses generated can be ORed together within the to produce clock waveforms that are multiples of the input frequency.
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