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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Pio Balmelli, Arogno, CH;
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/04 (2006.01); H03B 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/04 (2013.01); H03B 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: a bias circuit having a replica circuit, the bias circuit to generate an oscillator current that is proportional to a variation of the replica circuit; an oscillator circuit coupled to the bias circuit to receive the oscillator current and generate a plurality of signals using the oscillator current; and a waveform shaper circuit coupled to the oscillator circuit to receive the plurality of signals and generate at least one clock signal from the plurality of signals.