Patent ID: 8779810

Claim:
A frequency divider comprising: at least one input line to deliver at least one signal with a first frequency; a divider stage comprising multiple divider active components to produce output signals each with a second frequency equal to substantially half the first frequency, wherein the divider includes a latch for retaining an immediately prior signal; and an input stage electrically coupled to the divider stage to enable operation of the divider stage, the input stage comprising multiple additional active components, each of the additional multiple components electrically coupled to the at least one input line, wherein the input stage includes at least one delay element for active clock devices; wherein each of the output signals of the multiple divider active components is electrically coupled to an input of a different corresponding component of the multiple additional active components of the input stage to electrically actuate the respective different corresponding components of the multiple additional active components such that each of the multiple additional active components is periodically in an ON state while during the same time at least another of the multiple additional active components of the input stage is in an OFF state.