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Phase shift generating circuit

US8558598B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 2010
Grant dateOct 15, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B45/44
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A phase shift generation circuit has an edge detector, which outputs a first and a second edge signal. The circuit also has a divide by N circuit, which receives a first clock signal and a group of signals representing a number N, and outputs a second clock signal. The circuit further comprises a pulse counter, which receives the first edge signal and the second clock signal, and outputs a group of signals representing the number of the second clock pulses between occurrences of the first edge signal. The circuit has first and second recycling timers, which output a group of pulses approximating a uniformly spaced group across the time duration of the period of the input pulse. The circuit also comprises at least one flip flop which generates a phase shifted output pulse.

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