Method and apparatus for generating a clock signal and for controlling a clock frequency using the same
US8806260B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K3/84
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a device for generating a clock signal determine a number of pulses to be discarded from each predetermined cycle of a reference clock signal in order to obtain, on average, a target frequency. A masking pattern is created for discarding the number of pulses to be discarded from each predetermined cycle of the reference clock signal. The clock signal, which includes the target frequency, is generated by discarding the number of pulses from the reference clock signal using the masking pattern.
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