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Switching a clocked device from an initial frequency to a target frequency

US6211740A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1999
Grant dateApr 3, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/0891
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Switching a clocked device from an initial frequency to a target frequency includes locking a first phase locked loop (PLL) to the target frequency while a second PLL is driving a clock distribution network at the initial frequency. The first PLL is then substituted for the second PLL on the clock distribution network.

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