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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Eiichi Takahashi, Tsukuba, JP;
Yuji Kasai, Tsukuba, JP;
Tetsuya Higuchi, Tsukuba, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A digital circuit according to the present invention includes a pulse delay circuit where a driving current of an inverter is variable, for causing timing of a clock signal to be variable; and the pulse delay circuit has a stabilizing circuit for an amount of a pulse delay by a delay synchronizing loop, and a generating circuit for a pulse delay amount setting voltage with nonlinear characteristics. The present invention makes it possible to realize a timing delay circuit with high resolution, which is not influenced by an operating environment and requires only a small area for the circuit.