Apparatus, system, and method for oscillator network with multiple parallel oscillator circuits
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- multiple modules comprising an internal oscillator circuit located on a substrate, wherein at least one of said multiple modules comprises an input port; and
an oscillator network located external to said multiple modules, said oscillator network coupled to at least one of said internal oscillator circuits through said input port, said oscillator network to provide a reference frequency to said oscillator circuit;
wherein said internal oscillator circuit is to generate a reference frequency signal; and
wherein at least one of said multiple modules comprises an automatic amplitude control circuit (AAC) coupled to said oscillator network, said AAC comprising a current source.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method to connect an oscillator network to multiple parallel oscillator circuits. The apparatus may include multiple modules located within a platform, where each of the multiple modules includes an internal oscillator circuit and the platform includes an input port; and an oscillator network located external to the platform. The oscillator network is coupled to each of said internal oscillator circuits through the input port. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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multiple modules comprising an internal oscillator circuit located on a substrate, wherein at least one of said multiple modules comprises an input port; and an oscillator network located external to said multiple modules, said oscillator network coupled to at least one of said internal oscillator circuits through said input port, said oscillator network to provide a reference frequency to said oscillator circuit;
wherein said internal oscillator circuit is to generate a reference frequency signal; and
wherein at least one of said multiple modules comprises an automatic amplitude control circuit (AAC) coupled to said oscillator network, said AAC comprising a current source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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an antenna; a substrate coupled to said antenna, said substrate comprising an input port;
multiple modules located within said substrate, wherein each of said multiple modules comprises an internal oscillator circuit; andan oscillator network coupled to each of said internal oscillator circuits through said input port, said oscillator network to provide a reference frequency to said oscillator circuit; wherein said internal oscillator circuit is to generate a reference frequency signal; and wherein each of said internal oscillator circuits comprises first and second input pins, and wherein each of said first input pins are connected to each of said second input pins, said connections are located internal to said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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an antenna; a substrate coupled to said antenna, said substrate comprising an input port;
multiple modules located within said substrate, wherein each of said multiple modules comprises an internal oscillator circuit; andan oscillator network coupled to each of said internal oscillator circuits through said input port, said oscillator network to provide a reference frequency to said oscillator circuit; wherein said internal oscillator circuit is to generate a reference frequency signal; and wherein at least one of said multiple modules comprises an automatic amplitude control circuit (AAC) coupled to said oscillator network, said AAC comprising a current source. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method, comprising:
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generating a frequency reference external to multiple oscillator circuits located on a substrate; providing said external frequency reference to said multiple oscillator circuits located within multiple modules on said substrate; generating a clock signal by each of said multiple oscillator circuits based on said external frequency reference; detecting an amplitude of said external frequency reference by said multiple oscillator circuits; and scaling back a drive current associated with said multiple oscillator circuits based on said detected amplitude. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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