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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 11, 2015
Applicant:

Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Chao-Wen Tzeng, Taichung, TW;

Ying-Yen Chen, Chiayi County, TW;

Jih-Nung Lee, Hsinchu County, TW;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/317 (2006.01); H03L 7/08 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/31727 (2013.01); G01R 31/2882 (2013.01); H03L 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A PLL status detection circuit and its associated method are disclosed herein. The circuit and the method are used to detect a PLL clock generated by a PLL of a chip to determine a status of the PLL. The PLL status detection circuit includes a counter, a status analyzing circuit and a status storing circuit. The counter is configured to generate a count value by counting cycles of the PLL clock according to a control signal. The status analyzing circuit, which is coupled to the counter, is configured to analyze the count value according to the control signal to generate an analyzed result. The status storing circuit, which is coupled to the status analyzing circuit, is configured to store the analyzed result. The status storing circuit is coupled to a scan chain of the chip so that the analyzed result is transmitted via the scan chain.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Tzeng, Chao-Wen. (2015). Pll status detection circuit and method thereof (U.S. Patent No. 9157957). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9157957

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