Patent ID: 8723614

Claim:
A method of adjusting a pulse width of a signal, the method comprising: providing a fixed voltage input trigger pulse, of a certain pulse width, to a pulse width generator circuit, the pulse width generator circuit including first and second comparator circuits, first and second D flip-flops, and a current mirror, and providing an output pulse from the pulse width generator circuit such that a pulse width of the output pulse is longer than the certain pulse width, without changing a voltage or frequency of the input trigger pulse, wherein the step of providing the output pulse includes: receiving the input trigger pulse at the first comparator circuit, with output of the first comparator circuit being provided to an input of the first flip-flop, and output of the first flip-flop being connected to a clock of the second flip-flop such that when the second flip-flop receives a rising edge from the first flip-flop, an output of the second flip-flop is pushed high and remains high until being reset by a signal from the second comparator circuit, wherein the output of the second flip-flop defines the output pulse.