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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Patrick Zebedee, Oxford, GB;
Patrick Zebedee, Oxford, GB;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a multiple phase pulse generator includes n stages, where each stage includes a first sub-stage and a second sub-stage. The first sub-stage includes a first memory element and the second sub-stage includes a second memory element. The first memory element of each stage is arranged to be set by the preceding stage. The first sub-stage is arranged to supply a stage output pulse while the first memory element is set. The second memory element is arranged to be set by the stage output pulse. The second sub-stage is arranged to hold the first memory element reset after the stage output pulse while the second memory element is set.