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PLL clock generation IC replaces crystal oscillators for clock generation

The NB4N507A is the first in a series of fully-integrated phase lock loop (PLL) ICs designed to replace expensive crystal oscillators for clock generation in a wide variety of consumer and networking ...
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System Clock Generators: A Comparison of a PLL Synthesizer vs. a Crystal Oscillator Clock

An electronic system requires a reliable, precision timing reference: the system clock. We examine and compare two forms of system clocks, the Crystal Oscillator and the Phase Locked Loop Synthesizer ...