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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Aditya Bansal, White Plains, NY (US);
Thomas J. Bucelot, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Alan J. Drake, Round Rock, TX (US);
Phillip J. Restle, Katonah, NY (US);
David W. Shan, Austin, TX (US);
Mrigank Sharad, West Lafayette, IN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A clock driver and corresponding method are provided. The clock driver includes a multi-stage delay cell having logic circuitry and a plurality of serially connected delay elements. An input of the delay elements receives an original version of a reference clock signal input to the clock driver and used to generate a global clock signal. An output of the delay elements connects to positive and negative pulse driving branches formed from the logic circuitry. The clock driver further includes a pulse generator forming positive and negative pulse generator portions respectively connected to outputs of the positive and negative pulse driving branches. The pulse generator generates, at any given time, one of a positive pulse and a negative pulse responsive to a positive pulse enable signal and a negative pulse enable signal, respectively, and the original version of the reference clock signal input to the clock driver without modification.