Electronic Circuit Wherein an Asynchronous Delay is Realized

Abstract

The electronic circuit contains a basic delay circuit (14). A delay is realized by activating the same basic delay circuit (14) a plurality of times in response to a single start signal before generating a response to that start signal. A control circuit (12) receives a start signal and an outputs a response. The control circuit (12) causes a series of signals to be passed through the delay circuit (14), the series starting at a time that is time-continuously triggered by the start signal. Each successive signal in the series starts after a preceding signal has emerged from the delay circuit (12) and the series being terminated after a controlled number of more than one signal has been passed. The control circuit (12) supplies the response upon termination of the series. In one embodiment the series is realized by means of a handshake sequencing circuit (120) that generates a series of successive handshake transactions.

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