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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Applicant:
Louis J. Nervegna, Somerville, MA (US);
Inventor:
Louis J. Nervegna, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); H03L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A free running clock circuit includes a programmable resistor array including a plurality of resistors connected in series. A plurality of transistors are connected to the plurality of resistors wherein each of the plurality of resistors has one of the plurality of transistors associated therewith for connecting a resistor to the first programmable resistor and providing a resistance thereto. A transistor funnel limits leakage currents from a portion of the plurality of transistors to a single transistor of the transistor funnel.