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Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 08, 2023
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Tsung-Hsien Tsai, Taoyuan County, TW;

Ruey-Bin Sheen, Taichung, TW;

Chih-Hsien Chang, New Taipei, TW;

Cheng-Hsiang Hsieh, Taipei, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/099 (2006.01); H03K 3/013 (2006.01); H03K 3/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/0995 (2013.01); H03K 3/013 (2013.01); H03K 3/0322 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for aligning a phase of a ring oscillator and removing jitter. An oscillator includes a resistor bank array, an operational amplifier, a first and second transistor, and a realignment circuit. The resistor bank array has a plurality of resistors configured to generate a first signal. The operational amplifier is coupled to a PLL circuit and is configured to compare a voltage of the PLL circuit with a voltage of the resistor bank array. The first transistor is coupled between the operational amplifier and a ring oscillator. The first transistor is configured to generate a second signal to control a frequency of the ring oscillator during a realignment state. The realignment circuit is coupled to the first transistor and the ring oscillator. The realignment circuit is configured to generate a realignment signal to align the ring oscillator with a first clock signal.


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