Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Clock or pulse waveform generating
Patent
1996-12-09
1999-09-14
Callahan, Timothy P.
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Clock or pulse waveform generating
327259, 327115, H03K 519, H03K 515
Patent
active
059528630
ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for forming non-overlapping clock signals 402 and 404 for an integrated circuit. A reference clock 300 whose frequency is twice that of a desired operating frequency for the integrated circuit is used. A master clock signal is formed which has a high pulse width T9a which is approximately the same as the high pulse width of the reference clock, but the frequency of the master clock is one half the frequency of the reference clock. Likewise, a slave clock signal is formed which has a high pulse width T10a which is approximately the same as the high pulse width of the reference clock, but the frequency of the slave clock is also one half the frequency of the reference clock. The high pulse width of either or both the master clock signal and slave clock signal is then widened by an analog delay means, but by an amount T13 and T14 which is less than the low pulse width of the reference clock, so that the master clock signal and the slave clock signal do not overlap each other. As the propagation time of circuit elements within the integrated circuit varies due to changes in operating temperature or voltage, the analog delay T13 and T14 is changed proportionally to compensate for the changes in propagation time of the circuit elements.
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Jones Jason A.T.
Swoboda Gary L.
Callahan Timothy P.
Donaldson Richard L.
Laws Gerald E.
Marshall, Jr. Robert D.
Shin Eunja
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