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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nathan Y. Moyal, Austin, TX (US);
Steven Meyers, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Corp., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/06 ;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a phase lock loop (PLL) and a charge pump. The PLL may be configured to generate an output signal in response to an input signal. The charge pump may be configured within the PLL and be configured to (i) pump-up the input signal, (ii) pump-down the input signal or (iii) enter tri-state in response to a control signal.