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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2007
Hideki Aoyagi, Miyagi, JP;
Hitoshi Asano, Miyagi, JP;
Kazuya Toki, Miyagi, JP;
Michiaki Matsuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Suguru Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Aoyagi, Miyagi, JP;
Hitoshi Asano, Miyagi, JP;
Kazuya Toki, Miyagi, JP;
Michiaki Matsuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Suguru Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the invention to provide a variable delay apparatus in which, even immediately after the delay amount of the variable delay apparatus is changed, a signal of a timing that is different from a set delay amount is not output. The variable delay apparatus of the invention includes: a variable delay blockhaving N (N is a natural number) delay elementsto, and N selectorsto; a variable delay blockhaving N delay elementsto, and N selectorsto; and a selector. After selection signalstoandtoare changed, and after an output timing of a delay amount set by the variable delay blocksis attained, the signal to be output is switched by the selector, thereby avoiding a situation where, immediately after the delay amount is changed, a signal of a timing that is different from the set delay amount is output as an output signal.