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Delay locked loop circuit

US7705645B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2008
Grant dateApr 27, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/0895
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A delay element generates a delayed clock signal which transitions with a delay from a rising (or falling) of a reference clock signal by a delay amount determined based on an output of a loop filter. A signal generation circuit generates two signals which complementarily change according to rising and falling of the reference clock signal and a transition of the delayed clock signal. A charge pump circuit performs on the loop filter, according to these two signals, a push (or pull) operation during an interval extending from a rising (or falling) of the reference clock signal to the transition of the delayed clock signal and a pull (or push) operation during an interval extending from the transition of the delayed clock signal to a falling (or rising) of the reference clock signal.

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