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Clock circuit for generating a delay

US6271702A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 1998
Grant dateAug 7, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K5/15
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A delay generation circuit comprising (i) a circuit configured to generate a reference clock signal having a period, (ii) a divide circuit and (iii) an output circuit. The divide circuit may be configured to generate a first divided clock signal and a second divided clock signal in response to said reference clock signal. The output circuit may be configured to generate (i) a first output clock signal and (ii) a second output clock signal in response to (i) the first and second divided clock signals and (ii) the reference clock signal. The second output clock signal may have a delay with respect to the first output clock signal. The delay may be (i) a multiple of or (ii) a fraction of the period of the reference clock signal.

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