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Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2023
Applicant:

Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);

Inventors:

Mohammad Honarparvar, Stittsville, CA;

Ahmed Mustafa, Kanata, CA;

Naim Ben-Hamida, Ottawa, CA;

Nahla Abouelkheir, Kanata, CA;

Assignee:

CIENA CORPORATION, Hanover, MD (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 3/03 (2006.01); H03K 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/00006 (2013.01); H03K 3/0315 (2013.01); H03K 2005/00078 (2013.01); H03K 19/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a frequency divider, comprising a plurality of delay devices arranged to receive input clocks and generate output clocks, wherein one or more of the delay devices comprises a first transconductance element configured to receive a first input and provide a first output, a second transconductance element configured to receive a second input and provide a second output, a first feedforward transconductance element that cross couples the first input and the second output, and a second feedforward transconductance element that cross couples the second input and the first output. Other embodiments are disclosed.


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