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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Jesus Guinea, Brembate, IT;
Luciano Tomasini, Monza, IT;
STMicroelectronics s.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
The present invention relates a circuit for generating a digital output signal ( ) locked to a phase of an input signal ( ), comprising a plurality of delay cells ( ), a first register ( ) containing a first value, a phase detector ( ) and a control logic ( ), which is characterized by comprising a plurality of flip-flop devices ( ), wherein storing said first value, a second register ( ) containing a second value, a plurality of adder nodes ( ) adapted to sum in each of said delay cells ( ) said second value with the content of said selected flip-flop device ( ), being said delay cells ( ) adapted to provide said digital output signal ( ), said phase detector ( ), receiving said input signal ( ) and said digital output signal ( ), adapted to detect the phase difference ( ) between said input signal and said digital output signal ( ), said control logic ( ) adapted to control said first and second value in function of said phase difference ( ). (FIG.