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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stuart B Molin, Oceanside, CA (US);
Paul A Nygaard, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Semtech Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ; H03H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327112 ; 327264 ; 327287 ; 327321 ;
Abstract
A CMOS delay circuit for differential signals is provided. By adjusting the amplitude of clamping voltages, the delay period may be adjusted to a desired level. By using a single constant current source to charge both output nodes, current consumption is reduced.