Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low power digital phase interpolator
- Patent Title (中): 低功率数字相位插值器
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Application No.: US13994627Application Date: 2011-12-21
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Publication No.: US08982939B2Publication Date: 2015-03-17
- Inventor: Hongjiang Song
- Applicant: Hongjiang Song
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2011/066472 WO 20111221
- International Announcement: WO2013/095431 WO 20130627
- Main IPC: H03H7/30
- IPC: H03H7/30 ; H04L7/00 ; H03H11/20 ; H03H11/22 ; H03C3/00 ; H03H17/08 ; H03K17/693 ; H03H7/01

Abstract:
Described herein is an apparatus, method and system corresponding to relate to a low power digital phase interpolator (PI). The apparatus comprises: a digital mixer unit to generate phase signals from a series of input signals, the phase signals having phases which are digitally controlled; a poly-phase filter, coupled to the digital mixer unit, to generate a filtered signal by reducing phase error in the phase signals; and an output buffer, coupled to the poly-phase filter, to generate an output signal by buffering the filtered signal. The low power digital PI consumes less power compared to traditional current-mode PIs operating on the same power supply levels because the digital PI is independent of any bias circuit which are needed for current mode PIs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140146932A1 LOW POWER DIGITAL PHASE INTERPOLATOR Public/Granted day:2014-05-29
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