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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stefan Heinen, Krefeld, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 2/100 ;
Abstract
A circuit configuration of a frequency divider includes a prescaler with at least two different division ratios and at least two further different division ratios. A main counter connected to an output of the prescaler has an adjustable division ratio. A first lower-level swallow counter has an adjustable division ratio and can change the division ratio of the prescaler. At least one second lower-level swallow counter has an adjustable division ratio, is provided at the output of the main counter and can change the division ratio of the prescaler between the two further division ratios.