Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Phase locked loop (PLL) architecture
- Patent Title (中): 锁相环(PLL)架构
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Application No.: US14644029Application Date: 2015-03-10
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Publication No.: US09485085B2Publication Date: 2016-11-01
- Inventor: Kenneth Luis Arcudia , Jeffrey Andrew Shafer , Bupesh Pandita
- Applicant: QUALCOMM, Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Loza & Loza LLP
- Main IPC: H04L7/033
- IPC: H04L7/033 ; H04L7/04 ; H04L7/00 ; H03B5/12

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a phase locked loop (PLL) comprises a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), a frequency divider configured to frequency divide an output signal of the VCO to produce a feedback signal, and a phase detection circuit configured to detect a phase difference between a reference signal and the feedback signal, and to generate an output signal based on the detected phase difference. The PLL also comprises a proportional circuit configured to generate a control voltage based on the output signal of the phase detection circuit, wherein the control voltage tunes a first capacitance of the VCO to provide phase correction. The PLL further comprises an integration circuit configured to convert the control voltage into a digital signal, to integrate the digital signal, and to tune a second capacitance of the VCO based on the integrated digital signal to provide frequency tracking.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160269172A1 NOVEL PHASE LOCKED LOOP (PLL) ARCHITECTURE Public/Granted day:2016-09-15
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