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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Zhihong Luo, Singapore, SG;
Yi Liang, Singapore, SG;
Qi Chen, Singapore, SG;
Benjamin Shui Chor Lau, Singapore, SG;
GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A phase locked loop (PLL) control system is provided that includes a digital controlled oscillator (DCO). The DCO comprises a delay cell chain comprising a number (B) of delay cells, and a load control cell comprising a number (L) of load cells. A system also includes that module that is configured to dynamically adjust the number (B) of delay cells that are activated and part of the delay cell chain and the number (L) of load cells that are switched on, when the PLL control system is operating in a lock mode, to control an amount of delay in the DCO.