Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for multiple-phase clock generation
- Patent Title (中): 用于多相时钟生成的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12872371Application Date: 2010-08-31
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Publication No.: US08237485B2Publication Date: 2012-08-07
- Inventor: Hao Meng , Peiqi Xuan
- Applicant: Hao Meng , Peiqi Xuan
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Quintic Holdings
- Current Assignee: Quintic Holdings
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Blairtech Solution LLC
- Main IPC: G06F1/04
- IPC: G06F1/04

Abstract:
A system and method of clock generation to provide divided-by-2 clocks with prescribed phase shifts are disclosed. In a communication system with high-order harmonic mixing, the system requires LO signals with a set of prescribed phase shifts, such as 0°, 45°, 90°, and 135°, or 0°, 60° and 120°. Often, the clock generation system involves a divide-by-2 divider to derive the clock signals with the prescribed phase shifts. In a conventional implementation of the divide-by-2 divider, the system is subject to phase uncertainty in the output signal. Accordingly, a system comprises multiple latch pairs and respective differential clocks are used to generate the clocks with the set of correct prescribed phase shifts.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120007638A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE-PHASE CLOCK GENERATION Public/Granted day:2012-01-12
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