Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and circuit for rapid alignment of signals
- Patent Title (中): 信号快速对准的方法和电路
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Application No.: US11985340Application Date: 2007-11-13
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Publication No.: US07893724B2Publication Date: 2011-02-22
- Inventor: Nathan Moyal , Jonathon Stiff
- Applicant: Nathan Moyal , Jonathon Stiff
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
- Current Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: G01R25/00
- IPC: G01R25/00

Abstract:
Circuits and methods for aligning two or more signals including a first and second signal. In one embodiment, a shift register generates two or more shifted copies of the second signal, and each of a plurality of phase detectors receives the first signal and one of the shifted copies of the second signal, each phase detector providing an output indicating whether the first signal is substantially aligned with the shifted copy of the second signal. A multiplexer may also be provided for receiving each of the shifted copies of the second signal, the multiplexer having a plurality of select lines coupled with the output signals of the phase detectors. Some embodiments may include a power saving mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080136470A1 Method and circuit for rapid alignment of signals Public/Granted day:2008-06-12
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