Most of us know that a quartz clock uses a higher frequency crystal oscillator and a chain of divider circuits to generate a 1 Hz pulse train. It’s usual to have a 32.768 kHz crystal and a 15-stage ...

A common challenge facing many semiconductor companies is the push for higher data transmission speeds to drive ever higher system performance. When dealing with clock circuitry in processor and bus ...

In theory, synchronous clock multiplication is an easy task. A simple PLL with two digital dividers—one inserted just after the VCO (voltage-controlled oscillator) and the second one placed directly ...

Design of advanced digital systems requires a thorough understanding of clock management circuits. The synchronous design methodology is built on the premise of a reliable clock distribution scheme.

Clock-distribution devices create multiple copies of a master clock and distribute them to a variety of integrated circuits. They accept single-ended or differential clock inputs and supply multiple ...