Apparatuses and methods for duty cycle adjustment
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorYantao Ma
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for duty cycle adjustment are disclosed herein. An example apparatus may include a node, a phase mixer, and a duty cycle adjuster circuit. The phase mixer may have a first step duty cycle response and may be configured to provide a first output signal to the node in accordance with the first step duty cycle response. The duty cycle adjuster circuit may have a second step duty cycle response complementary to the first step duty cycle response and may be configured to provide a second signal to the node in accordance with the second step duty cycle response.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a phase mixer configured to receive first and second clock signals and a control word and provide a first output clock signal having a first duty cycle variation to a first node responsive, at least in part, to the first and second clock signals and the control word;
- a duty cycle adjuster circuit configured to receive the first and second clock signals, the control word and a clock sequence signal, the clock sequence signal indicating a phase relationship between the first and second clock signals, the duty cycle adjuster circuit further configured to provide a second output clock signal having a second duty cycle variation to the first node responsive, at least in part, to the first and second clock signals, the control word and the clock sequence signal, wherein the second duty cycle variation complements the first duty cycle variation.
An apparatus comprising:
- a phase mixer configured to receive first and second clock signals and a control word and provide a first output clock signal to a first node responsive, at least in part, to the first and second clock signals and the control word,
- a duty cycle adjuster circuit configured to receive the first and second clock signals, the control word and a clock sequence signal, the clock sequence signal indicating a phase relationship between the first and second clock signals, the duty cycle adjuster circuit further configured to provide a second output clock signal to the first node responsive, at least in part, to the first and second clock signals, the control word and the clock sequence signal, wherein the duty cycle adjuster circuit comprises:
- a control circuit configured to receive the control word and the clock sequence signal and produce a plurality of control signals responsive, at least in part, to the control word and the clock sequence signal, and
- an adjuster configured to receive the first and second clock signals and the plurality of control signals and produce the second output signal responsive, at least in part, to the first and second clock signals and the plurality of control signals.
A method, comprising:
- providing a first output signal based, at least in part, on first and second clock signals and a control word;
- providing a second output signal based, at least in part, on the first and second clock signals, the control word, and a clock sequence signal;
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- combining the first and second output signals, wherein combining the first and second output signals reduces a duty cycle variation of the first output signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.