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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:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2004
David W. Boerstler, Round Rock, TX (US);
Eskinder Hailu, Austin, TX (US);
Kazuhiko Miki, Round Rock, TX (US);
David W. Boerstler, Round Rock, TX (US);
Eskinder Hailu, Austin, TX (US);
Kazuhiko Miki, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, a method, and a computer program are provided to measure the duty cycle of a clocking signal in a processor. Traditionally, variations in the duty cycles of clocks within microprocessors have been of considerable concern. By employing frequency dividers and AND gates, the duty cycles of clocks can be precisely measured and adjusted accordingly to account for variation that might occur. The measurements and adjustments, therefore, can improve the operation of a microprocessor or any other clocked semiconductor.
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