Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Programmable digital clock signal frequency divider module and modular divider circuit
- Patent Title (中): 可编程数字时钟信号分频模块和模分频电路
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Application No.: US12715396Application Date: 2010-03-02
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Publication No.: US08093929B2Publication Date: 2012-01-10
- Inventor: Ankesh Jain , Deependra Jain , Krishna Thakur
- Applicant: Ankesh Jain , Deependra Jain , Krishna Thakur
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agent Charles Bergere
- Main IPC: H03K21/00
- IPC: H03K21/00 ; H03K23/00 ; H03K25/00

Abstract:
A programmable digital clock signal frequency divider module has a module clock input, module clock output, a scaling factor input, two programming inputs, and a tertiary input. A primary divider module with a primary divider module output and a clock input are coupled to the module clock input. A secondary divider module includes a multiplexer and a divide by two latch with a latch clock input coupled to the primary divider module output. In operation, logic values applied to the scaling factor input, and the programming inputs, result in the primary divider module processing a first sequence of cycles of a primary digital clock signal into a first base clock signal and processing a subsequent second sequence of cycles into a second base clock signal. The first base clock signal and the second base clock signal provide a sequence of clock pulses to the secondary divider module. Edges of the sequence of clock pulses trigger the divide by two latch, which results in a latch output clock signal with a 50% duty cycle at the output of the divide by two latch. Logic values at the tertiary input select either the sequence of clock pulses or the latch output clock signal to be a module clock output signal at the module clock output.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110215842A1 PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL CLOCK SIGNAL FREQUENCY DIVIDER MODULE AND MODULAR DIVIDER CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2011-09-08
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