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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Leonardo Lorenzon, Fontane di Villorba, IT;
Andrea Bevilacqua, Padua, IT;
Nicola Dadalt, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Leonardo Lorenzon, Fontane di Villorba, IT;
Andrea Bevilacqua, Padua, IT;
Nicola DaDalt, Villach, AT;
Assignee:
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 21/00 (2006.01); H03K 23/00 (2006.01); H03K 25/00 (2006.01); H03K 23/52 (2006.01); H03K 23/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 23/52 (2013.01); H03K 23/542 (2013.01); H03K 23/544 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a divide-by-N frequency divider system and frequency dividing method. The system includes a ring oscillator having M stages, where M is an integer, and a zero mean current component coupled to one or more of the stages to provide a zero mean current flow path.