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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Richard Y. Su, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Boon-Aik Ang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Dennis M. Fischette, Jr., Mountain View, CA (US);
Samed Maltabas, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shaobo Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A fractional frequency-divider circuit is disclosed. The fractional frequency-divider circuit includes a phase generation circuit that receives an input clock signal that has a first frequency, and generates multiple phase signals using the input clock signal. The fractional frequency-divider circuit also includes a phase selection circuit that selects different ones of the multiple phase signals at different times to generate an output clock signal with a second frequency such that a ratio of the first frequency to the second frequency is a non-integer value.