Patent ID: 6904112
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: G06F,H03K,H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for modulating a basic clock signal for digital circuits, in which distances between adjacent switching edges are altered, the basic clock signal being conducted via a changing number of delay units for altering the distances between the adjacent switching edges, said method comprising the step of calibrating delay times of the delay units (D 1 -Dn), wherein the delay units (D 1 -Dn) each have a plurality of delay elements ( 10 ) which are controlled to impart zero delay or a non-zero value of delay to a clock signal individually or in groups of the delay elements; wherein the respective distance between two adjacent switching edges is derived from a random number of a random number generator; and wherein the distance between two successive switching edges is derived as a function of the random number and a modulation factor.