Signal processing
US9269345B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K7/08
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The electronic device and a corresponding signal processing method disclosed herein reduces electromagnetic noise. To that end, the electronic device includes a delay line, an oscillator, and a modulator. The delay line generates a spread spectrum clock signal from an input clock signal, where a timing jitter and a period of jitter of the spread spectrum clock signal are controlled at each period of the spread spectrum clock signal based on a digital code. The oscillator uses the spread spectrum clock signal to generate a processing signal. The modulator modulates the processing signal as a function of an audio signal.
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