Invention Grant
US08350628B1 Gate speed regulator dithering ring oscillator to match critical path circuit
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门极调速器抖动环形振荡器匹配关键路径电路
- Patent Title: Gate speed regulator dithering ring oscillator to match critical path circuit
- Patent Title (中): 门极调速器抖动环形振荡器匹配关键路径电路
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Application No.: US13027616Application Date: 2011-02-15
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Publication No.: US08350628B1Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: George J. Bennett
- Applicant: George J. Bennett
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Main IPC: H03K3/03
- IPC: H03K3/03

Abstract:
A computing device is disclosed comprising digital circuitry including a critical path circuit, and a gate speed regulator. A ring oscillator generates an oscillation frequency, and dither circuitry periodically adjusts a number of inverter elements in the ring oscillator in order to adjust an average propagation delay of the ring oscillator relative to a propagation delay of the critical path circuit. A comparator compares the oscillation frequency to a reference frequency to generate an error signal, and an adjustable circuit, responsive to the error signal, adjusts at least one of a supply voltage and a clocking frequency applied to the digital circuitry.
Public/Granted literature
- US1271677A Combined type-writing and computing machine. Public/Granted day:1918-07-09
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