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Frequency dividing circuit

US6570417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2001
Grant dateMay 27, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K23/546
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A frequency dividing circuit divides a master clock frequency by a non-integer factor to provide an output clock signal whose frequency is equal to the frequency of the master clock signal divided by that non-integer factor. In one embodiment, the circuit is operative to divide the master clock frequency by 2.5.

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