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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Kang-wei Lai, Milpitas, CA (US);
Greg Starr, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kang-Wei Lai, Milpitas, CA (US);
Greg Starr, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Circuits, methods, and apparatus that provide a sequential start-up of outputs of an oscillator following a power-up or restart. The outputs are gated by enable signals. These enable signals are derived sequentially, the first in a series being triggered by a specific output of the oscillator.