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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2015
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Subramanian Jagdish Narayan, Bangalore, IN;
Dipankar Mandal, Bangalore, IN;
Janakiraman Seetharaman, Bangalore, IN;
Kiran Godbole, Bangalore, IN;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Frequency detector and oscillator circuits are disclosed. Example frequency detector and oscillator circuits disclosed herein include a current approximation circuit coupled to an external clock operating at a target frequency. In some examples, the current approximation circuit is configured to determine a magnitude of a first current to charge a capacitor to reach a reference voltage during a first set of clock cycles generated by the external clock. In some examples, the current approximation circuit is further configured to generate an output current based on the magnitude of the first current and to use the output current to produce a comparator output. In some examples, the frequency detector and oscillator circuits further include a latching circuit coupled to receive the comparator output from the current approximation circuit. In some such examples, the latching circuit is configured to generate oscillating signals at the target frequency based on the comparator output.