Invention Publication
- Patent Title: Reference Clock Switching in Phase-Locked Loop Circuits
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Application No.: US18152492Application Date: 2023-01-10
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Publication No.: US20230388100A1Publication Date: 2023-11-30
- Inventor: Hairong Yu , Boon-Aik Ang , Yu Chen , Litesh Sajnani , Samed Maltabas , Shaobo Liu , Gregory N. Santos , Richard Y. Su , Meei-Ling Chiang , Pyoungwon Park , Dennis M. Fischette, JR.
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: H04L7/033
- IPC: H04L7/033 ; H03L7/093

Abstract:
A clock generator circuit may include a multiplex circuit and a phase-locked loop circuit. The multiplex circuit may generate a reference clock signal for the phase-locked loop circuit by selecting one of different clock signals. In response to a switch of the reference clock signal from one clock signal to another, the phase-locked loop circuit may disable phase-locking and enter into a frequency acquisition mode during which the frequency of the phase-locked loop circuit's output clock signal is adjusted based on the frequency of the newly selected reference clock signal. After a period of time has elapsed, the phase-locked loop circuit returns to phase-locking operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US12160497B2 Reference clock switching in phase-locked loop circuits Public/Granted day:2024-12-03
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