Patents by Inventor Gerald I. Grand

Gerald I. Grand has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7609095
    Abstract: A system and method for seamlessly reprogramming clock frequencies includes a phase locked loop (PLL) that generates CPU and double data rate (DDR) clocks. A crystal is used to generate a reference clock. The CPU clock and the reference clock are inputs to a first multiplexer, and the DDR clock and reference clock are inputs to a second multiplexer. In normal operation the multiplexers provide the CPU and DDR clock signal as outputs. To reprogram the clock frequencies and reset the PLL, (1) the reference clock signal is selected to be the output of both multiplexers, so the device is running on the internal reference clock. The mux switching is synchronized with the CPU and DDR clock signals. (2) The PLL is reprogrammed, its internal voltage-controlled oscillator is reset, and the PLL is restarted at the new desired frequency. (3) When the new PLL frequency output is stable, the multiplexers are switched back to the PLL-generated CPU and DDR clocks, synchronously with the reference clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald I. Grand, Mark Chambers, Baobinh Truong