Motorola Corporation

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Udi Barel

Yoram Yeivin

Boaz Shahar

Micha Stern

In a clock generator (100), an oscillator (30) supplies an oscillator signal (38) to a first trigger (10) and to a second trigger (20). The triggers change the oscillator signal (38) to a first and a second trigger signal (18, 28). The second trigger (20) has a larger hysteresis range than the first trigger (10), so that the first trigger signal (18) starts toggling before the second trigger signal (28) starts toggling. A detector (40) determines that the second trigger signal (28) toggles at least three times, that means that the oscillator signal (38) goes over the larger hysteresis range in two directions. The detector (40) provides a result to a control circuit (50) which derives a clock signal (98) from the first trigger signal (18).

Clock generator and method for generating a clock signal

A circuit (100) comprises a built-in test circuit (150) which verifies the proper operation of input cells (130) when they receive signals at a first level (71) and at a second level (72). The test circuit (160) comprises a first and a second logic (110, 120) which receive power only when a test is performed. Thereby power consumption of the test circuit (160) is reduced. The first and the second logic (110, 120) are conveniently formed by a combination of parallel coupled transistors acting in an logical OR-function.

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