Apparatus and method for generating an oscillating signal
US6577552B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C5/145
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for generating a plurality of output signals that can be used for driving a corresponding plurality of charge pumps from a signal oscillating between a first and second logic state. The apparatus includes a plurality of shift register stages coupled in series, where the shift register stages shift a latched logic state in response to the oscillating signal. Further included in the apparatus is a duty cycle correcting circuit coupled to the output terminals of the shift register stages which generates each of the output signals that can be used to drive a charge pump based on the latched logic state of two of the shift register stages.
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