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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Shao-Yu Li, Hsinchu, TW;
Tsung-Hsin Yu, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method for operating a dynamic pattern generator (DPG) has a mirror array, where an operating clock of the DPG is received and converted to a toggling rate dependent on the operating clock. The toggling rate is compared with a threshold. If the toggling rate is greater than the threshold, the method partitions the mirror array into a plurality of groups. In response to the groups, the method determines a delay value based on the operating clock. The method further generates a delayed clock with the delay with respect to the first clock to the groups of the mirror array.