Static frequency divider circuitry
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a static frequency divider circuitry comprising a delay flip-flop related structure. An object of the present invention is to design a frequency divider circuitry that meets upcoming low power requirements without introducing special design constrains, working at supply voltage significantly lower than 3.0V and operation frequencies comparable to the current state of the art. This object is achieved through providing a static frequency comprising a delay flip-flop related structure including a master part and a slave part being operated by clock transistors arranged as emitter followers of the common collector transistors, combined to control both the master part and the slave part of the frequency divider by sharing one clock switch and one inverse clock switch and a latching unit being either a virtual latching unit capable to temporarily store charges or a real latching unit consisting of proper latching devices.
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The present invention relates to a static frequency divider circuitry comprising a delay flip-flop related structure. An object of the present invention is to design a frequency divider circuitry that meets upcoming low power requirements without introducing special design constrains, working at supply voltage significantly lower than 3.0V and operation frequencies comparable to the current state of the art. This object is achieved through providing a static frequency comprising a delay flip-flop related structure including a master part and a slave part being operated by clock transistors arranged as emitter followers of the common collector transistors, combined to control both the master part and the slave part of the frequency divider by sharing one clock switch and one inverse clock switch and a latching unit being either a virtual latching unit capable to temporarily store charges or a real latching unit consisting of proper latching devices.
Original language | English |
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IPC (International Patent Classification) | H03K 3/ 289 A I |
Patent number | WO2011036212A1 |
Country/Territory | Germany |
Priority date | 24 Sept 2009 |
Priority number | EP20090171161 |
Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2011 |