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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Jonathon C. Stiff, Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Jonathon C. Stiff, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K005/13 ; H03K017/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A current controlled delay circuit is disclosed. Two currents of constant sum are generated to control the delay of the circuit. The circuit includes a differential pair to switch one of the two currents from one leg of the circuit to another leg of the circuit. The circuit includes a cross-coupled pair to switch the other of the two currents from one leg of the circuit to another leg of the circuit. The circuit may include a fixed or variable load.