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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:
Jan. 09, 2018

Filed:

May. 23, 2016
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Noam Familia, Modiin, IL;

Avigdor Saksonov, Jerusalem, IL;

Eyal Fayneh, Givatyim, IL;

Joseph Shor, Tel Mond, IL;

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/099 (2006.01); H03L 7/093 (2006.01); H03L 7/083 (2006.01); H03K 3/03 (2006.01); H03L 7/18 (2006.01); H03L 7/095 (2006.01); H03L 5/00 (2006.01); H03B 5/10 (2006.01); H03L 7/091 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/0991 (2013.01); H03B 5/10 (2013.01); H03K 3/0315 (2013.01); H03L 5/00 (2013.01); H03L 7/083 (2013.01); H03L 7/091 (2013.01); H03L 7/093 (2013.01); H03L 7/095 (2013.01); H03L 7/099 (2013.01); H03L 7/0995 (2013.01); H03L 7/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) in a digital phase-locked loop (PLL) and a control loop. The DCO can generate an output signal having a frequency based on a value of a digital information. The control loop can adjust a value of a supply voltage of the DCO based on the value the digital information. Additional apparatuses and methods are described.


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