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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Akhil K. Garlapati, Woburn, MA (US);
Lizhong Sun, Nashua, NH (US);
Douglas F. Pastorello, Hudson, NH (US);
Richard J. Juhn, Nashua, NH (US);
Axel Thomsen, Austin, TX (US);
Akhil K. Garlapati, Woburn, MA (US);
Lizhong Sun, Nashua, NH (US);
Douglas F. Pastorello, Hudson, NH (US);
Richard J. Juhn, Nashua, NH (US);
Axel Thomsen, Austin, TX (US);
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment of the invention, a method for dividing a first signal having a first frequency by a divide ratio to generate a lower frequency signal includes generating a first plurality of signals having a common frequency, a first pulse width, and different phases. The first plurality of signals is based, at least in part, on at least one signal having a second pulse width. The first pulse width is selected from a plurality of pulse widths based, at least in part, on the divide ratio. The method includes sequentially selecting individual pulses of the first plurality of signals as an output signal of a select circuit to generate an output signal having a frequency lower than the first frequency.