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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
George R Briggs, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Thomson, S.A., Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307265 ; 307269 ; 307578 ; 307482 ; 328 58 ; 377105 ;
Abstract
A variable width pulse generator includes a plurality of logic stages which are coupled cascade. Each stage is arranged to select one of a plurality of clock signals of differing phase applied thereto responsive to particular bits of a data word defining the pulse width. All of the stages are initially disabled by a precharge pulse occurring at the beginning of each variable pulse interval. The successive stages are enabled by the occurrence of a clock pulse of a clock signal selected by the previous stage. The lastmost stage provides an output corresponding to the width pulse.