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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Chad A. Adams, Byron, MN (US);

Derick G. Behrends, Rochester, MN (US);

Travis R. Hebig, Rochester, MN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/017 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A clock system includes a local clock buffer adapted to receive a variable global clock signal. The local clock buffer produces a first local clock signal from the variable global clock signal. The clock system includes a pulse width logic control circuit in operable communication with the local clock buffer. The pulse width logic control circuit may be adapted to limit the first local clock signal pulse width to be less than the variable global clock signal pulse width during a slow mode. The pulse width logic control circuit may be adapted to expand the first local clock signal pulse width to be greater than the variable global clock signal pulse width during a fast mode. The limited and expanded first local clock signals may signal a local evaluation circuit to address a memory line.


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