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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1992
Lester Schowe, Longmont, CO (US);
Roger Bailey, Longmont, CO (US);
Maxtor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A clock generator circuit for use with a low power data storage unit includes a resonator circuit for providing a first output frequency resonating at a fundamental frequency of a quartz crystal. A frequency multiplication circuit for multiplies the first output frequency by a predetermined factor to produce a second output frequency greater than the first output frequency. This second output frequency is coupled to the data storage unit and is used during normal read/write mode of operation. In a low power mode of operation, a switching network couples the first output frequency directly to the data storage unit so as to reduce the overall power consumption.