Electronic – Reduced clock speed with flip flop

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My question is if there is a way to reduce a clock to two thirds of its speed using flip flops because i know a flip flop cuts its speed in half.

Best Answer

Assuming your input clock is reasonably symmetric, you can use both edges of it, like this:

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As long as the input duty cycle is close to 50%, the output will have two pulses for every three input pulses. The top part is a simple divide-by-three with a 1/3 duty cycle, and the extra FF on the bottom creates a second set of output pulses that happen midway between the first set. They get combined together by the final NOR (or OR) gate.