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Systems and methods of performing duty cycle control

US6933759B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 2004
Grant dateAug 23, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K5/1565
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention facilitates serial communication by performing duty cycle correction. A duty cycle correction component 302 performs duty cycle corrections on a pair of differential sinusoidal signals according to a pair of adjustment signals and, as a result, generates a differential pair of square wave signals. A cross coupled buffer 306 buffers the differential pair of square wave signals and provides the buffered signals to a feedback circuit 304 that measures duty cycles of the signals and generates the pair of adjustment signals accordingly. The buffer 306 can also remove skew from the signals. In a transmitter 102, the buffered signals are also generally provided to a multiplexer 112 or encoder and in a receiver 106, the buffered signals are also generally provided to a sampling component 122.

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