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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Simon M. Tam, Redwood City, CA (US);
Stefan Rusu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/00 ;
Abstract
A method for dynamically varying a clock frequency in a processor. The method of one embodiment comprises driving a clock distribution network with a clock output from a phased locked loop (PLL). An adjustable clock generator is locked with the phased locked loop. The adjustable clock generator is substituted for the PLL on the clock distribution network.