A phone, tablet, PC, GPS Device, automobile, airplane, or whatever other piece of modern day electronics that is in the world today, turns on, the ring oscillator runs free, then the PLL turns on OCCASIONALLY and narrows the ring oscillator into a range. Period! End of story! The RING OSCILLATOR BY ITSELF GENERATES the signal for the CPU. 100+ COMPANIES have licensed the 336 MMP portfolio from TPL and PATRIOT. These companies include APPLE, HEWLITT PACKARD, FUJITSU, KYOCERA, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ACER, GENERAL ELECTRIC, IBM, and on and on and on. The 336 MMP technology was featured in the IEEE magazine as ONE OF THE TOP 25 MICROPROCESSORS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD. Many ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS from companies like HTC agree with the magazine article as the IEEE is the expert domain for all things microprocessor. The magazine is an independent, impartial judge of the technology! QED.