Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Clock or pulse waveform generating
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-26
2009-10-27
Cox, Cassandra (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Clock or pulse waveform generating
C327S299000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07609104
ABSTRACT:
A digitally controlled delay line generates a clock signal. The clock signal can be modulates as a spread spectrum clock signal. In an example embodiment, the programmable delay line has an input for receiving a signal, an output that delays outputting the input signal by a time period programmed into a delay value input. A feedback loop comprising an inverter is coupled between the input and the output of the programmable delay line.
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Cox Cassandra
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc.
Tucker Ellis & West LLP
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