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Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2023
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Tsung-Hsien Tsai, Taoyuan, TW;

Chih-Hsien Chang, New Taipei, TW;

Ya-Tin Chang, Hsinchu, TW;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/017 (2006.01); H03K 5/133 (2014.01); H03L 7/081 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/017 (2013.01); H03K 5/133 (2013.01); H03L 7/0814 (2013.01);
Abstract

A circuit and a method for adjusting a periodic input signal are provided. The circuit includes a duty cycle calibration (DCC) device, a phase adjusting device, and a duty cycle measurement (DCM) device. The DCC device is configured to generate a first signal and a second signal in response to the periodic input signal. The first signal and the second signal have different phases. The phase adjusting device is configured to receive the first signal and the second signal to generate a third signal by combining the first signal and the second signal based on a selection signal. The DCM device is configured to measure and adjust a duty cycle of the third signal so that the selection signal is adjusted to generate a periodic output signal. A frequency of the periodic output signal is twice that of the periodic input signal.


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