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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kamal Dalmia, Austin, TX (US);
Mohammad J Navabi, Austin, TX (US);
Bertrand J Williams, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Corp., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ; H03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327 12 ;
Abstract
A circuit comprising a pump-up circuit and a pump-down circuit. The pump-up circuit may be configured to generate a pump-up signal in response to (i) a data signal and a clock signal. The pump-down circuit may be configured to generate a pump-down signal in response to (i) the data signal, (ii) the clock signal, and (iii) a quadrature of the clock signal. The pump-down circuit and the pump-up circuit are generally independent circuits.