A method and circuit for synchronizing an input clock signal with a
plurality of internal clock signals in a multiple phase Pulse Width
Modulation (PWM) switching power supply without using a Phase Locked Loop
(PLL). A period of the input clock signal is measured by using a
frequency to voltage converter. A reference capacitor charged by a
constant current source is arranged to generate a reference voltage with
a slope based on the period of the input clock signal. A change in the
reference voltage across the reference capacitor is substantially
inversely proportional to a frequency of the input clock. By providing
the reference voltage to a sample-and-hold circuit and using an output of
the sample-and-hold circuit to feed a comparator, synchronization may be
accomplished. Each internal clock signal is generated by different
reference capacitor and current source circuit.