METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PREVENT LOCK-UP OF HIGH-SPEED PSEUDO-DIFFERENTIAL FREQUENCY DIVIDER CIRCUITS

    公开(公告)号:US20250080117A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-06

    申请号:US18240278

    申请日:2023-08-30

    Abstract: An example apparatus includes: first through eighth gated inverters each having inputs and outputs; a first and second inverter each having an input and an output, the output of the first inverter coupled to the input of the second gated inverter, the output of the second inverter coupled to the input of the third gated inverter; the fifth gated inverter coupled to the input of the first gated inverter and the input of the first inverter; the sixth gated inverter coupled to the input of the second inverter and the input of the fourth gated inverter; the seventh gated inverter coupled to the output of the first gated inverter and the output of the third gated inverter; the eighth gated inverter coupled to the output of the second gated inverter and the output of the fourth gated inverter; and a bus-holder circuit between the seventh and eighth gated inverter inputs.

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