Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wide range zero temperature coefficient oscillators and related devices and methods
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Application No.: US15633747Application Date: 2017-06-26
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Publication No.: US10546647B2Publication Date: 2020-01-28
- Inventor: Deep Saxena , Saurabh Kumar Singh
- Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Sandisk Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee: Sandisk Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Stoel Rives LLP
- Agent Joseph J. Hawkins
- Main IPC: G11C16/32
- IPC: G11C16/32 ; H03B5/04 ; G11C16/26

Abstract:
An oscillator circuit includes a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) configured to generate a clock signal having a clock period that is adjustable based on a control signal. The oscillator circuit includes a time to voltage converter configured to receive the clock signal and generate a compensation voltage potential that is proportional to the clock period and a zero temperature coefficient (ZTC) current. The oscillator circuit includes an amplifier configured to generate the control signal responsive to the compensation voltage potential and a temperature independent reference voltage potential. A method includes applying a control signal to a VCO, generating a clock signal having a clock period responsive to the control signal, generating a compensation voltage potential, and adjusting the clock period using the compensation voltage potential. A memory device includes the oscillator circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180374544A1 WIDE RANGE ZERO TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OSCILLATORS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2018-12-27
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