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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Visvesh S. Sathe, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Srikanth Arekapudi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Charles Ouyang, San Jose, CA (US);
Kyle Viau, Fremont, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A resonant clock network includes an inductor coupled to the clock network through a plurality of switches. When the clock network enters resonant mode, the turn-on of the switches to couple the inductor to the clock network is staggered. The clock network may be formed of multiple regions, each with its own inductor and switches. The turn-on of switches of each region may be staggered with respect to the turn-on off the switches of the other regions as well as to the turn-on of switches within a region. In addition to staggering the turn-on of the switches when entering the resonant mode, the switches may be turned off in a staggered manner when exiting the resonant mode of operation.