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Frequency divider with low power consumption

US5969548A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 1998
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K23/667
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A frequency divider or dual module prescaler having a division factor switchable between 1/N and 1/(N+1) with an input signal frequency of approximately 1 GHz. The divider includes only one input flip-flop to process the input signal and an intermediate signal having half the frequency as supplied to a divider expansion either directly, or in inverted.

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