IP Library Granted Patent US 7,042,973
Granted Patent B2
US 7,042,973 · App. 10/809,829 · Granted May 9, 2006

Variable dividing circuit

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Patent No.
US 7,042,973
App. No.
10/809,829
Granted
May 9, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a variable dividing circuit having a high operational speed. The variable dividing circuit includes a shift register configured by cascade connection of D-type flip-flops (D 11 , D 12 , . . . , D 1 n) with an initializing means by clock synchronization; and a multiplexer 12 for selecting any one of output signals at respective stages of the shift register; wherein the variable dividing circuit initializes each stage of the D-type flip-flops. In this case, in an input terminal 10 of the flip-flop at the first stage, a signal at an H level or at an L level is inputted in accordance with an initializing means.

Claims (15)

1. A variable dividing circuit comprising:

a shift register configured by a cascade connection of D-type flip-flops, wherein the D-type flip-flops respectively generate output signals; and

a selecting circuit which selects any one of the output signals as an output signal of the variable dividing circuit;

wherein the D-type flip=flops are respectively reset by the selected one of the output signals.

2. The variable dividing circuit according to claim 1 ,

wherein an H level signal is inputted in a first stage of said D-type flip flop; and

said selecting circuit comprises a multiplexer.

3. The variable dividing circuit according to claim 1 ,

wherein an H level signal is inputted in a first stage of said D-type flip-flop; and

said selecting circuit comprises a switch circuit.

4. The variable dividing circuit according to claim 1 ,

wherein an L level signal is inputted in a first stage of said D-type flip flop; and

said selecting circuit comprises a multiplexer.

5. The variable dividing circuit according to claim 1 , wherein an L level signal is inputted in a first stage of said D-type flip-flop; and

said selecting circuit comprises a switch circuit.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2014
From: OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD
To: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032495/0483 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 24, 2008
From: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022052/0797 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2004
From: KUROKI, RYUTA
To: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015159/0101 →