Apparatus and method for wideband multi-phase clock generation

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Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an inner clock generation circuit, including: a selectable frequency divider having: a ring of tri-state inverters; a reset gate on an output of each tri-state inverter in the ring; and a reset circuit comprising one or more selectable flip-flops; and a duty-cycle limiter that generates clock signals having a 25% duty cycle from three out of four quadrature clock signals. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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  • CIENA CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ben-Hamida, Naim Ottawa, CA 59 271
Berton, David Ottawa, CA 3 88
Chong, Euhan Kanata, CA 11 11
Lam, Jerry Yee-Tung Markham, CA 9 6
Pike, Jacob Ottawa, CA 5 12

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