34results about "Counting chain pulse counters using semiconductor devices" patented technology

A frequency divider is disclosed. The frequency divider includes a multi-modulus prescaler to perform a frequency division by a modulus M, wherein M is an integer between N and 2*N−1 and N is a power of 2. The frequency divider also includes a programmable counter to output the digital representation of M and an output clock signal. For the frequency divider, M equals N plus D minus D\N for each edge of the multi-modulus prescaler output clock CKpr wherein the counter samples the digital representation of D and D\N denotes an integer part of D divided by N, and M equals N for each subsequent edge of the prescaler output clock CKpr wherein the counter does not sample the digital representation of D.

A high speed binary counter includes a counting first flip-flop for each binary bit, a single AND gate for each lower order binary bit beyond B0 and B1, and at least two AND gates for each higher order binary bit. The counter also includes an input factor delay second flip-flop. The counter is further provided with a mechanism for redundant least significant terms for lesser order bits.

A clock generation circuit includes: a frequency detector suitable for generating an internal clock, and generating a counting signal indicating a toggling number of the internal clock during an activation period of an input clock; a control signal generator suitable for generating a plurality of period control signals based on a target signal and the counting signal, the target signal indicating a target frequency of an output clock; and a period controller suitable for generating the output clock based on the period control signals.

A divided clock signal is generated from an input clock signal. The duty cycle of the divided clock signal is programmed by generating a compare value based on values of duty cycle input and a divide value of the input clock signal. The compare value is compared to a count value to generate short and long pulse signals. The divided clock signal is generated based on the short and long pulse signals. The duty cycle of the divided clock signal varies in accordance with the compare value.

The invention discloses a millimeter wave high-speed frequency divider, and relates to the field of millimeter wave integrated circuits. The millimeter wave high-speed frequency divider is a frequency divider module applied in a millimeter wave transceiver chip, and solves the technical problems that the existing high-speed frequency divider is too large in area and too narrow in frequency division range. The millimeter wave high-speed frequency divider comprises four simple D triggers connected in sequence into a ring. The millimeter wave high-speed frequency divider not provided with passive devices such as an inductor occupying large area has the technical advantages of small area and large frequency division range.

A signal generator produces an output clock signal by coupling an input clock signal through a plurality of divider circuits each of which is formed by a toggling flip-flop. The frequency of the output clock signal is adjusted by selecting the flip-flop to which the input clock signal is coupled. Retimer flip-flops may be coupled between adjacent flip-flips to resynchronize the signal being coupled through the flip-flops. Each of the retimer flip-flops receives a respective signal from the output of an upstream flip-flop at its data input, and it receives the input clock signal at its clock input. The flip-flop then applies the signal to a downstream flip-flop in synchronism with the input clock signal. The final two flip-flops through which the input signal is coupled may be preset to various states to set the phase of the output clock signal to one of four phases.

The invention discloses a three-valued addition counter based on CNFETs. The three-valued addition counter comprises a pulse signal generator, n addition counting units, and an n input AND gate. The pulse signal generator has an input end and output end. Each addition counting unit has an input end, an output end, a clock control end, and a carry output end. The n input AND gate has n input ends and an output end. The output end of the pulse signal generator is connected with the clock control ends of the n addition counting units. The carry output ends of the n addition counting units and the n input ends of the n input AND gate are connected in one-to-one correspondence. The output end of the n input AND gate is the carry output end of the three-valued addition counter. The carry output end of the kth addition counting unit is connected with the input end of the (k+1)th addition counting unit, wherein k=1, 2, ..., n-1. The output end of the jth addition counting unit is the jth output end of the three-valued addition counter, wherein j=1, 2, ..., n. The three-valued addition counter reduces invalid operation, decreases circuit power consumption and time delay, and has a high-speed low-power-consumption characteristic.

An electronic circuit comprises: an input terminal; an output terminal; first and second supply rails; first, second, third, and fourth field effect transistors, FETs, each of a first type and each having respective gate, source and drain terminals; and first and second loads. The source of the first FET is connected to the first supply rail, the drain of the first FET and the source of the second FET are connected to the output terminal, the drain of the second FET is connected to the second supply rail, the gate of the third FET and the gate of the fourth FET are connected to the input terminal, the drain of the third FET is connected to the second supply rail, the first load is connected between the first supply rail and the source of the third FET, and the second load is connected between the drain of the fourth FET and the second supply rail. In one aspect of the invention, the gate of the first FET is connected to a node between the source of the third FET and the first load such that a voltage at the source of the third FET is applied to the gate of the first FET, and the gate of the second FET is connected to a node between the drain of the fourth FET and the second load such that a voltage at the drain of the fourth FET is applied to the gate of the second FET.