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Delay locked loop circuit and operational method thereof

US7915934B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 2009
Grant dateMar 29, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2029

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

Abstract

A delay locked loop circuit includes a clock buffering block to generate first and second internal clocks corresponding to first and second edges of a source clock in response to a clock buffering control signal, respectively, wherein generation of the second internal clock is controlled by a duty correcting operation terminating signal and a delay locking signal, a delay locking block to compare phases of the first and second internal clocks with those of first and second feedback clocks, respectively, to enable the delay locking signal according to a delay locking and delay the first and second internal clocks as many as times corresponding to the comparison results, respectively, thereby outputting first and second delay locking clocks, a duty correcting block to mix phases of the first and second delay locking clocks, and a first signal generating block to generate the duty correcting operation terminating signal.

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