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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Rohm, Pfaffenhofen, DE;
Patrick Leteinturier, Munchen, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
708103 ;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for generating clock signals is described, by which a period of time can be subdivided into a desired number of essentially equal-length segments. The method and the apparatus are distinguished in that the clock signals are generated based on the outcomes of a repeated subtraction of a first value from a second value. The first value depends on the number of segments into which the period of time to be subdivided is to be subdivided, and the second value depends on the duration of the period of time to be subdivided.