Periodic switching in the input stage cuts current draw while preserving phase and gain accuracy in 25% duty I-Q divider outputs.
Alternating the disabled output logic level balances pFET and nFET aging in clock distribution circuits, preserving duty cycle with lower power.
A multiphase VCO, divider, and phase interpolator generate precise clocks across a wide frequency range with less circuitry, power, and die area.
Alternating the disabled output between high and low levels spreads pFET and nFET stress, preserving clock duty cycle under NBTI aging.
Mode-controlled flip-flop stages switch protection delay times without complex check circuits, improving detection accuracy and test efficiency.
Alternating two longer, phase-shifted clocks across odd and even shift registers improves holding margin and cuts source driver current.
A two-stage clock divider switches between direct and intermediate clock inputs to cut clock-generation power, heat, and battery drain.
A register chain clocked by the full-speed clock distributes and resynchronizes a divided clock across IO and core logic with less PVT sensitivity.
Alternating two asynchronous counters enables accurate fast-clock edge counting between slow-clock cycles without setup or hold violations.
A control unit compares new and stored data before writing, allowing only value-qualified updates to improve non-volatile memory reliability.
Dynamic PMOS and NMOS body biasing lets a CMOS frequency divider sustain high-speed operation at low supply voltage with controlled power use.
Using D flip-flops and two tri-state inverters, this clock circuit preserves 90° I/Q phasing at high speed while simplifying the critical path.
Stored data is compared with incoming values before writing, so only permitted increases or decreases are saved to protect memory data integrity.