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Locked loop with dual rail regulation

US6911853B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2002
Grant dateJun 28, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/0816
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus having a dual rail regulated reference loop. The reference loop includes a delay circuit powered by upper and lower supply voltages to generate a plurality of reference clock signals, and a voltage regulation circuit to adjust the upper and lower supply voltages according to a phase difference between a selected pair of the reference clock signals.

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