Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Synchronizing
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-07
2009-11-10
Donovan, Lincoln (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Synchronizing
C327S149000, C327S156000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07616037
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for controlling a power-down mode of a delay locked loop (DLL), in which the apparatus includes a first switch unit, a DLL, and a second switch unit. The first switch unit transfers a first clock signal in response to a clock input enable signal. The DLL receives the first clock signal through the first switch unit to generate a second clock signal and is turned off by a power-down signal that is generated from the first clock signal latched by the first switch unit. The second switch unit transfers the second clock signal in response to a clock output enable signal. In a power-down mode, the clock input enable signal is deactivated in response to a clock enable signal and the clock output enable signal is deactivated after a predetermined number of clock cycles that are necessary for the latched first clock signal to be completely transferred through the delay cells of the DLL to an output terminal of the DLL. In a power-down exit mode, the power-down signal is deactivated in response to the clock enable signal and the clock input enable signal and the clock output enable signal are activated after a predetermined number of clock cycles that are necessary for the latched second clock signal to be completely transferred through the delay cells of the DLL to the output terminal of the DLL.
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Donovan Lincoln
F. Chau & Associates LLC
Houston Adam D
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd.
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