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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2009
Jian-yu Ding, Hsinchu County, TW;
Shen-ching Sun, Hsinchu County, TW;
Yao-chi Wang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chao-tung Yang, Tai-Nan, TW;
Fucheng Wang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Shuo-yuan Hsiao, Hsinchu, TW;
Jian-Yu Ding, Hsinchu County, TW;
Shen-Ching Sun, Hsinchu County, TW;
Yao-Chi Wang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chao-Tung Yang, Tai-Nan, TW;
Fucheng Wang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Shuo-Yuan Hsiao, Hsinchu, TW;
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., ChuPei, Hsin-Chu Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A multi-modulus divider and a method for performing frequency dividing by utilizing a multi-modulus divider are disclosed. The multi-modulus divider comprises a multi-modulus dividing circuit, a pulse generating circuit, and a modulus signal generating circuit. The multi-modulus dividing circuit comprises several serially connected divider cells, of which a predetermined one may be bypassed. The multi-modulus dividing circuit generates an output frequency according to an input frequency and a divisor. A range of the divisor comprises a plurality of numerical intervals. The pulse generating circuit generates a pulse signal. The modulus signal generating circuit generates a determination result by determining which numerical interval the divisor belongs to, and inputs, according to the determination result, the pulse signal into the predetermined divider cell to be one of references which the predetermined divider cell refers to when outputting a modulus signal. The predetermined divider cell corresponds to the determination result.