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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2001
Applicants:
Xiao Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Long Nguyen, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventors:
Xiao Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Long Nguyen, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zoran Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/00 (2006.01); H03K 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for normalized bit counting is described. The method comprising incrementing a bit counter using a first clock, and adjusting a target bit based on a difference in frequency between the first clock and a second clock. The method further comprising determining when the bit counter reaches the adjusted target bit.