Counter-based resonator frequency compensation
US7679466B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03L1/028
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a timing device that includes a resonator device to generate a resonator output signal at a frequency offset from a desired frequency, a counter configured to generate an extraction signal in accordance with the frequency offset, and a timing signal generator configured to track time with a count based on the resonator output signal and modified by the extraction signal downward to reach the desired frequency.
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