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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Giona Fucili, Magenta, IT;
Maurizio Nessi, Como, IT;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.r.l., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
377 26 ; 377 20 ; 377 44 ; 377 49 ; 327279 ;
Abstract
A programmable time-intervals generator comprising first and second digital counters, a memory, a digital divider and a digital adder. On the occurrence of a first event, the first counter starts counting, and on the occurrence of a second event, only the most significant bits of the number counted up to then are stored, thereby providing a division by truncation. From the stored number, at least two discrete fractions are obtained by the divider, whereafter said fractions are summed at the adder which operates on strings of bits. The second counter counts down the sum number and, on becoming cleared, generates a signal.