Systems and methods for multiplexing multiphase clocks
AssigneeAgere Systems Inc.
InventorAri Valero-Lopez
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AssigneeAgere Systems Inc.
InventorAri Valero-Lopez
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Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems, circuits and methods that allow for switching between two or more multiphase clocks. As one example, a system for switching between multiphase clocks is disclosed. The system includes a multiphase clock multiplexer. The multiphase clock multiplexer receives a first multiphase clock and a second multiphase clock. The first multiphase clock includes at least a first phase clock and a second phase clock, and the second multiphase clock includes at least a third phase clock and a fourth phase clock. The multiphase clock multiplexer receives a select signal, and is operable to output a first output corresponding to the first phase clock when the select signal is at a first assertion and corresponding to the third phase clock when the select signal is at a second assertion, and to output a second output corresponding to the second phase clock when the select signal is at the first assertion and corresponding to the fourth phase clock when the select signal is at the second assertion.
A multiphase synchronous clock multiplexer circuit, the circuit comprising:
A system for switching between multiphase clocks, the system comprising:
A method for switching between two multiphase clocks, the method comprising:
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