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Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2021
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Hundae Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Garam Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/081 (2006.01); G11C 11/4076 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/0814 (2013.01); G11C 11/4076 (2013.01); H03L 7/0816 (2013.01); H03L 7/0818 (2013.01);
Abstract

A delay circuit of a delay-locked loop (DLL) circuit includes: a phase splitter configured to split a phase of a reference clock signal to output a first reference clock signal and a second reference clock signal having a phase difference of 180 degrees; a logic gate configured to delay the second reference clock signal to output a delayed reference clock signal; and a delay line circuit including a plurality of delay cells that are cascade-connected, the delay line circuit configured to delay the first reference clock signal and the delayed reference clock signal based on a control code set, and to output a first delayed clock signal and a second delayed clock signal having a delay amount corresponding to a delay of one logic gate included in the plurality of delay cells.


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