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Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 28, 2013
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventor:

Emmanouil Terrovitis, Foster City, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/362 (2013.01); H03B 5/364 (2013.01); H03B 2200/005 (2013.01); H03B 2200/0046 (2013.01); H03B 2200/0052 (2013.01); H03B 2200/0082 (2013.01); H03B 2201/0266 (2013.01);
Abstract

An oscillator circuit may selectively switch between a normal mode and a low-power mode in response to a mode signal. During the normal mode, the oscillator circuit may employ a first amplifier configuration and a first capacitive loading to generate a high-accuracy clock signal having a relatively low frequency error. During the low power mode, the oscillator circuit may employ a second amplifier configuration and a second capacitive loading to generate a low-power clock signal using minimal power consumption. A compensation circuit may be used to offset a relatively high frequency error during the low-power mode.


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