Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clock input filter circuit
- Patent Title (中): 时钟输入滤波电路
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Application No.: US12584803Application Date: 2009-09-11
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Publication No.: US07768319B1Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Steven K. Fong
- Applicant: Steven K. Fong
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: ZiLOG, Inc.
- Current Assignee: ZiLOG, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Imperium Patent Works
- Agent T. Lester Wallace; Darien K. Wallace
- Main IPC: G01R29/02
- IPC: G01R29/02 ; H03K9/08

Abstract:
A clock input filter uses a first programmable low-pass delay element to filter during a low period of an input clock signal and to output a SET signal. The clock input filter uses a second programmable low-pass delay element to filter during a high period of the input clock signal and to output a RESET signal. A latch is set and reset by the SET and RESET signals. The latch outputs a filtered version of the input signal that has the same approximate duty cycle as the input signal. A pair of gates generates a corresponding pair of duty cycle adjusted versions of the input signal. Output multiplexing circuitry is provided to output either the output of the latch, or an increased duty cycle version of the input signal, or a decreased duty cycle version of the input signal, or an unfiltered version of the input signal.
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