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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1997
Udi Barel, Rishon Le Zion, IL;
Micha Stern, Neve llan, Yavne, IL;
Ido Reuveny, Rishon Le Zion, IL;
Yoram Yeivin, Hod-Hasharon, IL;
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
In a clock generator (100), an oscillator (30) supplies an oscillator signal (38) to a first trigger (10) and to a second trigger (20). The triggers change the oscillator signal (38) to a first and a second trigger signal (18, 28). The second trigger (20) has a larger hysteresis range than the first trigger (10), so that the first trigger signal (18) starts toggling before the second trigger signal (28) starts toggling. A detector (40) determines that the second trigger signal (28) toggles at least three times, that means that the oscillator signal (38) goes over the larger hysteresis range in two directions. The detector (40) provides a result to a control circuit (50) which derives a clock signal (98) from the first trigger signal (18).