Numerically-controlled oscillator

Various techniques for generating an output clock based on a reference clock. This disclosure relates to generating an output clock signal based on a reference clock signal. In one embodiment, a method includes generating, using information received from a control circuit, an output clock signal usi...

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Main Authors KONIARIS KLEANTHES G, KEIL SHANE J, MACHNICKI ERIK P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.05.2015
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
ELECTRICITY
PULSE TECHNIQUE
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Summary:Various techniques for generating an output clock based on a reference clock. This disclosure relates to generating an output clock signal based on a reference clock signal. In one embodiment, a method includes generating, using information received from a control circuit, an output clock signal using both a first number of edges or an input clock signal and a second, different number of edges of the input clock signal. In this embodiment, the control circuit runs at a frequency that is less than a frequency of the input clock signal. The received information may indicate, for a pulse of the output clock signal, whether the pulse should be generated using the first number of edges or the second number of edges. In some cases, the second number of edges may be the first number of edges plus one. The first and second number of edges may be programmable quantities.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201313746247