METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A CLOCK FREQUENCY FOR AN ELECTRONIC PROCESSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20190052226A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-14

    申请号:US15672251

    申请日:2017-08-08

    IPC分类号: H03B5/36 H03L7/06 H03L7/24

    摘要: Method and apparatus for determining a clock frequency for an electronic processor are provided. One embodiment provides a clock generator for determining a clock frequency for an electronic processor and providing a clock signal to the electronic processor. The clock generator includes a crystal oscillator producing a reference signal and a phase locked loop receiving the reference signal and configured to generate the clock signal based on the reference signal. The clock generator also includes a tuning logic controller electrically coupled to the phase locked loop. The tuning logic controller is configured to program the phase locked loop to a first frequency and determine an integrated circuit process corner of the electronic processor. The tuning logic controller is also configured to determine a second frequency based on the integrated circuit process corner and program the phase locked loop to the second frequency.