Invention Application
- Patent Title: AFLL WITH INCREASED TIMING MARGIN
- Patent Title (中): 随着时间的推移增加
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Application No.: US14498744Application Date: 2014-09-26
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Publication No.: US20150365093A1Publication Date: 2015-12-17
- Inventor: Yifan YangGong , Sebastian Turullols , Changku Hwang , Daniel S. Woo
- Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
- Main IPC: H03L7/08
- IPC: H03L7/08 ; H03L7/099

Abstract:
In an integrated circuit that provides a clock signal, an asymmetric frequency-locked loop (AFLL) includes a first digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) that outputs a first signal having a first fundamental frequency, and a second DCO that outputs a second signal having a second fundamental frequency. The integrated circuit includes a voltage regulator that provides a power-supply voltage to the second DCO. Moreover, the AFLL includes control logic that selects one of the first DCO and the second DCO based on an instantaneous value of a power-supply voltage and an average power-supply voltage. Furthermore, the AFLL adjusts a gain of the selected DCO in the first sub-frequency-locked loop based on the instantaneous value of the power-supply voltage and the average power-supply voltage. In this way, an impact of power-supply voltage variations on a time-critical path in the integrated circuit is reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US09312864B2 AFLL with increased timing margin Public/Granted day:2016-04-12
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