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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2007
Applicants:
Hong-chu Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Jiann-ming Shiau, Nantou County, TW;
Inventors:
Hong-Chu Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Jiann-Ming Shiau, Nantou County, TW;
Assignee:
Novatek Microelectronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A real time clock integrated circuit (RTC IC) and an electronic apparatus thereof are provided. In the RTC IC, only a low-power oscillator is used for generating a standard clock for a real time counter, and the standard clock with a frequency drift of the low-power oscillator is compensated through table lookup. Accordingly, the power consumption, fabrication cost and design complexity of the RTC IC are reduced and the counting operation duration of the RTC IC is prolonged.