On-die trim-able passive components for high volume manufacturing
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a resistor-capacitor (RC) dominated oscillator, wherein the RC dominated oscillator including one or more resistors and capacitors with programmable resistance and capacitance, and wherein the RC dominated oscillator to generate an output signal having a frequency depending substantially on values of the programmable resistance and capacitance, and wherein at least one value of the programmable resistance and capacitance is configured by a program code to achieve the frequency; and
a trim-able resistor or capacitor operable to be trimmed, for compensating process variations, according to the program code associated with the programmable resistance and capacitance of the RC dominated oscillator.
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Abstract
Described is an apparatus to trim on-die passive components. The apparatus comprises: a resistor-capacitor (RC) dominated oscillator independent of first order transistor speed dependency, wherein the RC dominated oscillator including one or more resistors and capacitors with programmable resistance and capacitance, and wherein the RC dominated oscillator to generate an output signal having a frequency depending substantially on values of the programmable resistance and capacitance; and a trim-able resistor or capacitor operable to be trimmed, for compensating process variations, according to a program code associated with the programmable resistance and capacitance of the RC dominated oscillator.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a resistor-capacitor (RC) dominated oscillator, wherein the RC dominated oscillator including one or more resistors and capacitors with programmable resistance and capacitance, and wherein the RC dominated oscillator to generate an output signal having a frequency depending substantially on values of the programmable resistance and capacitance, and wherein at least one value of the programmable resistance and capacitance is configured by a program code to achieve the frequency; and a trim-able resistor or capacitor operable to be trimmed, for compensating process variations, according to the program code associated with the programmable resistance and capacitance of the RC dominated oscillator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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determining a target frequency; operating a resistor-capacitor (RC) dominated oscillator to achieve the target frequency, wherein the RC dominated oscillator including one or more resistors and capacitors with programmable resistance and capacitance, and wherein the RC dominated oscillator to generate an output signal having the target frequency depending substantially on values of the programmable resistance and capacitance at least one of which is configured by a program code; and trimming a trim-able resistor or capacitor, for compensating process variations, according to the program code corresponding to the target frequency, the program code associated with the programmable resistance and capacitance of the RC dominated oscillator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a memory unit; a processor coupled to the memory unit, the processing including; a resistor-capacitor (RC) dominated oscillator, wherein the RC dominated oscillator including one or more resistors and capacitors with programmable resistance and capacitance, and wherein the RC dominated oscillator to generate an output signal having a frequency depending substantially on values of the programmable resistance and capacitance, and wherein at least one value of the programmable resistance and capacitance is configured by a program code to achieve the frequency; and a trim-able resistor or capacitor operable to be trimmed, for compensating process variations, according to the program code associated with the programmable resistance and capacitance of the RC dominated oscillator; and a wireless interface for allowing the processor to communicate with another device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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