Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for conveying clock-related information from a timing device
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Application No.: US17884889Application Date: 2022-08-10
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Publication No.: US11736065B2Publication Date: 2023-08-22
- Inventor: Peter Meyer , Kamran Rahbar
- Applicant: Microchip Technology Inc.
- Applicant Address: US AZ Chandler
- Assignee: Microchip Technology Inc.
- Current Assignee: Microchip Technology Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Chandler
- Agency: Glass and Associates
- Agent Kenneth Glass
- Main IPC: H03B5/36
- IPC: H03B5/36 ; H03K19/173 ; H03K3/017 ; H03B5/04

Abstract:
A timing device includes an oven having a chamber, a crystal oscillator disposed in the chamber that generates a clock signal, and one or more sensors to generate operational characteristic signals indicative of respective operational characteristics of the crystal oscillator or the oven. The timing device includes a plurality of I/O connections and an IC device. The IC device includes processing logic to generate information that indicates how the generated clock signal is to be modified and a modulator coupled to the processing logic and the crystal oscillator. The modulator modulates the generated clock signal in relation to the information to generate a modulated clock signal indicative of the one or more operational characteristics of the crystal oscillator or the oven. The modulator outputs the modulated clock signal over a single one of the plurality of I/O connections.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230113151A1 Method and Apparatus for Conveying Clock-Related Information from a Timing Device Public/Granted day:2023-04-13
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