Integrated circuit device
AssigneeRenesas Electronics Corporation
InventorsShinichi KOAZECHI, Tatsufumi KUROKAWA
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Abstract
An integrated circuit device contains two oscillators to generate a first clock signal and a second clock signal. Along with comparing the frequencies of the first clock signal and the second clock signal, the integrated circuit device is configured to monitor whether or not each frequency is within the frequency tolerance range. The integrated circuit device selects an output clock signal from either of the first clock signal or the second clock signal according to results from comparing the frequencies of the first clock signal and the second clock signal and whether or not each of the first clock signal and the second clock signal are within the frequency tolerance range.
Claims11
An integrated circuit device comprising:
- a first oscillator that generates a first clock signal;
- a second oscillator that generates a second clock signal;
- a first frequency monitor unit that monitors whether or not the frequency of the first clock signal is within a specified frequency tolerance range, and generates a first clock normal signal showing whether or not the frequency of the first clock signal is within the frequency tolerance range;
- a second frequency monitor unit that monitors whether or not the frequency of the second clock signal is within the frequency tolerance range, and generates a second clock normal signal showing whether or not the frequency of the second clock signal is within the frequency tolerance range;
- a comparator circuit that compares the frequency of the first clock signal with the frequency of the second clock signal, and generates a selection signal that selects either of the first clock signal or the second clock signal in response to the results of the clock signal frequency comparison;
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- a selector configured to output the output clock signal selected from among the first clock signal and the second clock signal in response to the first clock normal signal, the second clock normal signal, and the select signal.
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