Clock buffer with duty cycle corrector

A clock buffer with duty cycle corrector circuit is presented. The proposed circuit can generate either 50% duty cycle or conserve the duty cycle as input clock. It corrects the input duty cycle of 10-90% for generated 50% duty cycle of output clock with error less than 0.9%. Moreover, it enhances the input clock signal driving ability and keeps the same duty cycle as input clock within range from 20% to 80% with a maximum duty error of 0.5%. The proposed circuit operation frequency range is from 100 MHz to 1 GHz. The proposed circuit has been fabricated in a 0.18 mu m CMOS technology. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.