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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1989

Filed:

Nov. 02, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:

Arthur J Metz, Gervais, OR (US);

Assignee:

Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307602 ; 307529 ; 307608 ; 328 55 ;
Abstract

An adjustable delay element for digital systems includes a high-pass filter in parallel with a low-pass filter. The high-pass filter passes the higher frequency component of the digital signal and the low-pass filter passes the lower frequency component to introduce a delay into the digital signal. A current multiplier directs a selectable portion of the higher frequency component to aid or oppose the lower frequency component to vary the delay within the signal. An output stage receives the lower frequency component with the selected portion of the higher frequency component and reproduces the digital signal with the delay. Embodiments for both differential and single-ended versions of the corresponding delay element are disclosed.


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