Clock signal generator for an integrated circuit
US6275086A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K5/2481
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A clock signal generator which is particularly useful for a double data rate SDRAM (DDR-SDRAM) includes two or more clock signal input buffers and an enable signal input buffer. The clock signal generator generates internal clock signals that fluctuate at substantially different timings, yet the relationship between the internal clock signals with respect to validation and invalidation timing is constant. A latch circuit latches an enable signal from the enable signal buffer in accordance with a first internal clock signal from a first one of the clock signal buffers. A first enable signal connected to the latch circuit holds the latched enable signal in accordance with the first internal clock signal. A second enable circuit receives the first enable signal and the first internal clock signal and generates a second enable signal used to activate the clock signal buffers. A logic gate receives the first enable signal and the first internal clock signal and controls the output of the first internal clock signal.
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