INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE HAVING AN INJECTION-LOCKED OSCILLATOR
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1. A circuit, comprising:
- an input to receive an input clock signal;
an output to output an output clock signal; and
a variable injection-strength injection-locked oscillator (ILO), wherein the variable injection-strength ILO generates the output clock signal based on the input clock signal and power mode information, and wherein the output clock signal pauses synchronously with respect to the input clock signal when the input clock signal pauses.
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Abstract
A variable injection-strength injection-locked oscillator (ILO) is described. The variable injection-strength ILO can output an output clock signal based on an input clock signal. The variable injection-strength ILO can pause, restart, slow down, or speed up the output clock signal synchronously with respect to the input clock signal in response to receiving power mode information. Specifically, the variable injection-strength ILO can be operated under relatively strong injection when the input clock signal is paused, restarted, slowed down, or sped up.
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1. A circuit, comprising:
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an input to receive an input clock signal; an output to output an output clock signal; and a variable injection-strength injection-locked oscillator (ILO), wherein the variable injection-strength ILO generates the output clock signal based on the input clock signal and power mode information, and wherein the output clock signal pauses synchronously with respect to the input clock signal when the input clock signal pauses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 30)
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11. A circuit, comprising:
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an input to receive an input clock signal; an output to output an output clock signal; and a variable injection-strength injection-locked oscillator (ILO), wherein the variable injection-strength ILO generates the output clock signal based on the input clock signal, wherein the variable injection-strength ILO has multiple operating modes including a first operating mode and a second operating mode, wherein the locking range of the variable injection-strength ILO in the first operating mode is less than the locking range of the variable injection-strength ILO in the second operating mode, and wherein the variable injection-strength ILO is operated in one of the multiple operating modes based on power mode information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 31)
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28. A method, comprising:
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receiving power mode information at a variable injection-strength injection-locked oscillator (ILO); and increasing injection strength of the variable injection-strength ILO in response to the power mode information indicating that a circuit is about to transition between two power modes. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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