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..Before this invention, the I/O and the CPU were controlled by the same X-TAL so that the peripherals would be synchronized,with the CPU.

This invention incorporated a separate,Ring oscillator to time the CPU

......."A-SYNCHRONOUSLY"......

Effectively DE-COUPLING the speed of the I/O functions from the speed of the CPU functions..

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To confuse the issue, infringers are trying to insinuate that the I/O X-TAL oscillator is controlling the speed of the CPU.

(by--inventing/introducing-- the concept of "ENTIRE")..

As shown above the CPU speed is timed/controlled by the ...

.....'RING OSCILLATOR',located on the 'SAME chip as the RING Oscillator...

The I/O function speed is controlled by a separate external X-TAL oscillator..

PERIOD...

As shown by Judge Grewel,There is NOTHING external to the RING OSC that is controling it...

AGAIN PERIOD...