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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2015
Applicant:

Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ionut C. Cical, Saggart, IE;

John K. Jennings, Glenageary, IE;

Edward Cullen, Clane, IE;

Assignee:

XILINX, INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/011 (2006.01); H03L 7/00 (2006.01); H03K 3/0231 (2006.01); G06F 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 1/08 (2013.01); H03K 3/0231 (2013.01); H03L 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various example implementations are directed to circuits and methods for generating a clock signal. According to an example embodiment, a circuit arrangement includes a relaxation oscillator configured to output a clock signal. The clock signal has an oscillation frequency dependent on a reference current provided to the relaxation oscillator, an operating temperature of the relaxation oscillator, and a supply voltage used to power the relaxation oscillator. The circuit arrangement also includes a current source coupled to the relaxation oscillator and configured to generate the reference current. The current source is configured to adjust the reference current, in response to a change in one or more of the temperature of the relaxation oscillator and the supply voltage, to inhibit change in the oscillation frequency of the clock signal.


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