5 results about "Oscillator sync" patented technology

Clock monitors for circuits having a plurality of oscillators. The clock monitors produce an error indication when one oscillator is determined to be outside of a desired operating range or beyond a defined threshold with respect to a second oscillator. The clock monitors include a synchronizer configured to receive a clock signal from a first oscillator of the plurality of oscillators and synchronize the received clock signal with a second oscillator and to produce a synchronized clock signal. The clock monitors can include a counter configured to produce a count value based on synchronized clock signal. The clock monitors include comparison circuitry configured to receive the count value and produce an error indication when the count value is outside a predetermined range. The clock monitors may be used to ensure correct clock operation for different transition scenarios, e.g., turning on or off a certain clock or power domain.

Electronic Device for Random Number Generation This description relates to an electronic device (1) comprising: a first ring oscillator (RO1) and a second ring oscillator (RO2); a synchronous flip-flop (FF); a counter (COUNTER); a first circuit (Nm CTRL) configured to modify a period of at least one of the two oscillators (RO1, RO2) so that an average difference between the periods of the two oscillators is equal to a target difference; and a second circuit (PROCESS) configured to: initialize a value of an integer K, calculate sums (VAL) of K successive values ​​of the counter (COUNTER), calculate an Allan variance (VAR) on the calculated sums (VAL), and set K to its current value if the calculated variance is greater than a first threshold and increment K otherwise. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1

High-precision wireless synchronization can be achieved between multiple devices. [Solution] The synchronization device comprises a control unit, a clock, and a synchronization unit, wherein the clock is equipped with a self-propelled oscillator that acts as a clock source, and the synchronization unit controls its own oscillator to synchronize with an oscillator provided by another synchronization device. Furthermore, the synchronization unit controls the rise time of its own oscillator to synchronize its frequency and phase with an oscillator provided by another synchronization device.

The present description concerns an electronic device (1) comprising: a first ring oscillator (RO1) and a second ring oscillator (RO2); a synchronous flip-flop (FF); a counter (COUNTER); a first circuit (Nm CTRL) configured to modify a period of at least one of the two oscillators (RO1, RO2) so that a mean difference between the periods of the two oscillators is equal to a target difference; and a second circuit (PROCESS) configured to: initialize a value of an integer K, calculate sums (VAL) of K successive values of the counter (COUNTER), calculate an Allan variance (VAR) on the calculated sums (VAL), and set K to its current value if the calculated variance is greater than a first threshold and increment K otherwise.

Electronic Device for Random Number Generation This description relates to an electronic device (1) comprising: a first ring oscillator (RO1) and a second ring oscillator (RO2); a synchronous flip-flop (FF); a counter (COUNTER); a first circuit (Nm CTRL) configured to modify a period of at least one of the two oscillators (RO1, RO2) so that an average difference between the periods of the two oscillators is equal to a target difference; and a second circuit (PROCESS) configured to: initialize a value of an integer K, calculate sums (VAL) of K successive values ​​of the counter (COUNTER), calculate an Allan variance (VAR) on the calculated sums (VAL), and set K to its current value if the calculated variance is greater than a first threshold and increment K otherwise. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1