Patent ID: 11949377
Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
Field: Basic communication processes (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A device comprising:
an oscillator circuit modifiable between a first operating mode and a second operating mode,
wherein the first operating mode has a first frequency accuracy and a first current consumption,
wherein the second operating mode has a second frequency accuracy and a second current consumption,
wherein the second frequency accuracy is more accurate than the first frequency accuracy and the second current consumption is higher than the first current consumption, wherein the first operating mode comprises a respective transistor biased into weak inversion and the second operating mode comprises a respective transistor biased into moderate inversion, wherein the second operating mode generates less random telegraph noise than the first operating mode; and
a control circuit in communication with the oscillator circuit to modify the operating mode of the oscillator circuit.