Patents by Inventor David W. Hedges

David W. Hedges has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5204559
    Abstract: A circuit for controlling clock skew has a plurality of delay elements placed in each of the clock output paths in a clock distribution circuit. The delay elements may be selectively switched into or out of each clock output path in order to adjust the delays of each clock output path so that the skew between clock outputs is minimized. The delay in each clock output path is determined by measuring the frequency of a ring oscillator created by connecting a feedback loop across the delay elements. The frequency of oscillation is measured as delay elements are switched into or out of each clock output path until the frequency reaches close to a target frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Ira Deyhimy, Robert N. Deming, William C. Terrell, David W. Hedges