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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Charles M. Branch, Dallas, TX (US);
Steven C. Bartling, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Charles M. Branch, Dallas, TX (US);
Steven C. Bartling, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for generating pulses includes: (a) A delay unit having an input delay locus for receiving a delay unit input signal and an output delay locus for presenting an output delay signal. The delay unit output signal is delayed by a delay interval with respect to the input delay signal. (B) A latch coupled with the delay unit to selectively keep the delay unit input signal at at least one predetermined signal level.