Patent ID: 7304519

Claim:
A frequency divider circuit, comprising: a supply connection; a reference ground potential connection; a first multivibrator circuit comprising transistors of a first conductance type, that are coupled to the supply connection; a second multivibrator circuit comprising transistors of a second conductance type, that are coupled to the reference ground potential connection, wherein the first and the second multivibrator circuits are coupled to one another on the output side at a first node and at a second node; a first inverter and a second inverter that are each connected by means of supply connections to a respective first and a second switching device, for coupling to the supply connection and to the reference ground potential connection, wherein one input of the first inverter is coupled to the second node, and wherein one input of the second inverter is coupled to the first node; a third multivibrator circuit comprising transistors of the first conductance type, that are coupled to the supply connection; a fourth multivibrator circuit comprising transistors of the second conductance type, that are coupled to the reference ground potential connection, wherein the third and the fourth multivibrator circuits are connected to one another on an output side at a third node and at a fourth node; a third inverter and a fourth inverter, that are connected via respective third and a fourth switching device to the supply connection and to the reference ground potential connection, wherein an input of the third inverter is coupled to the fourth node, and wherein an input of the fourth inverter is coupled to the third node; wherein the first inverter is coupled on an output side to the fourth node, the second inverter is coupled on the output side to the third node, the third inverter is coupled on the output side to the first node, and with the fourth inverter is coupled on the output side to the second node.