Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Frequency converter and methods of use thereof
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Application No.: US10100803Application Date: 2002-03-18
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Publication No.: US07124153B2Publication Date: 2006-10-17
- Inventor: Stanislav Grushin
- Applicant: Stanislav Grushin
- Applicant Address: US CA Alviso
- Assignee: Genesis Microchip Inc.
- Current Assignee: Genesis Microchip Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Alviso
- Agency: Beyer Weaver & Thomas, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/52
- IPC: G06F7/52 ; H03K21/00

Abstract:
An all-digital frequency conversion apparatus is provided that achieves frequency conversion using a simple phase detector and integer and fractional phase feedback information from a digital oscillator output. In an embodiment, a target phase accumulator unit generates a target phase signal to the phase detector unit. The target phase accumulator unit receives inputs from a reference signal input, and a target phase input value. The digital phase detector unit receives the reference signal, a current phase feedback input signal, and the target phase input signal. The phase detector unit outputs a frequency setting signal to a frequency value generator unit. The detector output is based on the difference between the current phase and the target phase. A frequency value generator unit is configured to output a frequency value signal to a digital oscillator unit that generates a corresponding digital output signal that is directly fed back to the current phase feedback input of the phase detector unit. A method, computing system, and software product that implement the present invention are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030174797A1 Frequency converter and methods of use thereof Public/Granted day:2003-09-18
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