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Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2011
Applicants:

Won Joo Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Hyun Woo Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Won Joo Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Hyun Woo Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A delay locked loop (DLL) circuit includes a delay line configured to generate a delay clock signal by delaying a reference clock signal in response to a delay control signal, the delay line having two or more initial activation points, wherein the initial activation points are selected according to an initial value of the delay control signal; a delay compensating unit configured to generate a feedback clock signal by delaying the delay clock signal for a predetermined time; a phase detecting unit configured to generate a phase detection signal by comparing a phase of the reference clock signal to a phase of the feedback clock signal; and a delay control unit configured to generate the delay control signal in response to the phase detection signal.


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