Invention Grant
- Patent Title: On-chip measurement for phase-locked loop
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Application No.: US15284374Application Date: 2016-10-03
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Publication No.: US10295580B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Vamshi Krishna Chillara , Pablo Cruz Dato , Declan M. Dalton
- Applicant: Analog Devices Global
- Applicant Address: BM Hamilton
- Assignee: Analog Devices Global
- Current Assignee: Analog Devices Global
- Current Assignee Address: BM Hamilton
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: G01R23/02
- IPC: G01R23/02 ; H03L7/091 ; H03L7/099 ; H03L7/107 ; H03L7/08

Abstract:
A chip includes a phase-locked loop (PLL) and a test controller. The PLL includes an oscillator and a phase detector. In a normal mode, a first feedback loop includes a phase detector and an oscillator that generates an output based on a frequency input signal. In a test mode, the PLL is re-configured. The output of the loop filter can be decoupled from the input of the oscillator in the test mode and instead be coupled to the input of the phase detector. The oscillator can receive a test tuning signal provided by the test controller. In this test mode configuration, the PLL can measure the frequency of the oscillator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180095119A1 ON-CHIP MEASUREMENT FOR PHASE-LOCKED LOOP Public/Granted day:2018-04-05
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