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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Inventors:
Ovidiu Carnu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Xiaoyue Wang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shafiq M Jamal, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/32 (2006.01); H03K 5/19 (2006.01); H03L 7/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/24 (2013.01); H03K 5/19 (2013.01); H03B 5/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes apparatuses and techniques for detection of an external oscillator. In some aspects, an integrated circuit includes an oscillator detector coupled to an external electrical connection. The oscillator detector may include a transistor having a gate coupled to the external electrical connection that is configured to detect a presence of an external oscillator.