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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Hayden C. Cranford, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Stacy J. Garvin, Durham, NC (US);
Vernon R. Norman, Cary, NC (US);
Todd M. Rasmus, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Hayden C. Cranford, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Stacy J. Garvin, Durham, NC (US);
Vernon R. Norman, Cary, NC (US);
Todd M. Rasmus, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Aspects for reducing jitter in a PLL of a high speed serial link include examining at least one parameter related to performance of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) in the PLL, and controlling adjustment of a supply voltage to the VCO based on the examining. A regulator control circuit performs the examining and controlling.