Digital duty-cycle monitoring of a periodic signal

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PATENT NO 10901020
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16118280

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In one embodiment, a system including a duty-cycle-monitoring circuit is configured to receive a monitored signal having cycles that have a high portion and a low portion. The duty-cycle-monitoring circuit includes: a cascade of buffers including a first buffer, wherein the first buffer is configured to receive a first signal based on the monitored signal, a plurality of corresponding flip-flops. Each flip-flop is triggered by a second signal based on the monitored signal. The data input of each flip-flop is connected to an output of a corresponding buffer. The duty-cycle-monitoring circuit further includes a control circuit configured to determine, based on a state of the plurality of flip-flops, a measure of the duration of the high portion of a cycle of the monitored signal and determine, based on a state of the plurality of flip-flops, a measure of duration of the low portion of a cycle of the monitored signal.

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QUALCOMM INCORPORATED5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1714

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Gulati, Rahul San Diego, US 54 221
Jain, Palkesh Bangalore, IN 33 212
Meisarosh, Edward Jacob San Diego, US 2 3

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