ALL-DIGITAL FREQUENCY SYNTHESIS WITH DCO GAIN CALCULATION
    1.
    发明申请
    ALL-DIGITAL FREQUENCY SYNTHESIS WITH DCO GAIN CALCULATION 有权
    全数字频率合成与DCO增益计算

    公开(公告)号:US20110261871A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-27

    申请号:US13175594

    申请日:2011-07-01

    IPC分类号: H04B17/00

    摘要: An all-digital frequency synthesizer architecture is built around a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) that is tuned in response to a digital tuning word (OTW). In exemplary embodiments: (1) a gain characteristic (KDCO) of the digitally controlled oscillator can be determined by observing a digital control word before and after a known change (Δfmax) in the oscillating frequency; and (2) a portion (TUNE_TF) of the tuning word can be dithered (1202), and the resultant dithered portion (dkTF) can then be applied to a control input of switchable devices within the digitally controlled oscillator.

    摘要翻译: 全数字频率合成器架构围绕数字控制振荡器(DCO)构建,该振荡器响应于数字调谐字(OTW)进行调谐。 在示例性实施例中:(1)数字控制振荡器的增益特性(KDCO)可以通过在振荡频率中的已知变化(&Dgr; fmax)之前和之后观察数字控制字来确​​定; 和(2)调谐字的一部分(TUNE_TF)可以被抖动(1202),并且所得到的抖动部分(dkTF)然后可以被施加到数字控制振荡器内的可切换装置的控制输入。

    All-digital frequency synthesis with DCO gain calculation
    2.
    发明授权
    All-digital frequency synthesis with DCO gain calculation 有权
    全数字频率合成采用DCO增益计算

    公开(公告)号:US08000428B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-16

    申请号:US10302029

    申请日:2002-11-22

    IPC分类号: H04L7/00

    摘要: An all-digital frequency synthesizer architecture is built around a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) that is tuned in response to a digital tuning word (OTW). In exemplary embodiments: (1) a gain characteristic (KDCO) of the digitally controlled oscillator can be determined by observing a digital control word before and after a known change (Δfmax) in the oscillating frequency; and (2) a portion (TUNE_TF) of the tuning word can be dithered (1202), and the resultant dithered portion (dkTF) can then be applied to a control input of switchable devices within the digitally controlled oscillator.

    摘要翻译: 全数字频率合成器架构围绕数字控制振荡器(DCO)构建,该振荡器响应于数字调谐字(OTW)进行调谐。 在示例性实施例中:(1)数字控制振荡器的增益特性(KDCO)可以通过在振荡频率中的已知变化(&Dgr; fmax)之前和之后观察数字控制字来确​​定; 和(2)调谐字的一部分(TUNE_TF)可以被抖动(1202),并且所得到的抖动部分(dkTF)然后可以被施加到数字控制振荡器内的可切换装置的控制输入。

    All-digital frequency synthesis with DCO gain calculation
    3.
    发明授权
    All-digital frequency synthesis with DCO gain calculation 有权
    全数字频率合成采用DCO增益计算

    公开(公告)号:US08559579B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-15

    申请号:US13175594

    申请日:2011-07-01

    IPC分类号: H03J7/04 H03L7/00 H04L7/00

    摘要: An all-digital frequency synthesizer architecture is built around a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) that is tuned in response to a digital tuning word (OTW). In exemplary embodiments: (1) a gain characteristic (KDCO) of the digitally controlled oscillator can be determined by observing a digital control word before and after a known change (Δfmax) in the oscillating frequency; and (2) a portion (TUNE_TF) of the tuning word can be dithered (1202), and the resultant dithered portion (dkTF) can then be applied to a control input of switchable devices within the digitally controlled oscillator.

    摘要翻译: 全数字频率合成器架构围绕数字控制振荡器(DCO)构建,该振荡器响应于数字调谐字(OTW)进行调谐。 在示例性实施例中:(1)数字控制振荡器的增益特性(KDCO)可以通过在振荡频率中的已知改变(Deltafmax)之前和之后观察数字控制字来确​​定; 和(2)调谐字的一部分(TUNE_TF)可以被抖动(1202),并且所得到的抖动部分(dkTF)然后可以被施加到数字控制振荡器内的可切换装置的控制输入。

    All digital phase locked loop architecture for low power cellular applications
    4.
    发明授权
    All digital phase locked loop architecture for low power cellular applications 有权
    用于低功率蜂窝应用的所有数字锁相环体系结构

    公开(公告)号:US07801262B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-21

    申请号:US11551150

    申请日:2006-10-19

    IPC分类号: H03D3/24

    CPC分类号: H03L7/08 H03L2207/50

    摘要: A novel mechanism that is operative to observe and compare the differentiated phase of the reference and variable PLL loop signals using a frequency detector. The resultant phase differentiated error is then accumulated to yield the phase error. The operation of the loop with the frequency detector is mathematically equivalent to that of the phase detector. A frequency error accumulator is used to generate the integral of the frequency error. The frequency error accumulator also enables stopping the accumulation of the frequency upon detection of a sufficiently large perturbation, effectively freezing the operation of the loop as subsequent frequency error updates are not accumulated. Upon removal of the phase freeze event, accumulation of the frequency error and consequently normal loop operation resumes.

    摘要翻译: 一种新颖的机理,用于使用频率检测器观察和比较参考和可变PLL环路信号的微分相位。 然后累积产生的相位微分误差以产生相位误差。 与频率检测器的环路的操作在数学上等同于相位检测器。 使用频率误差累加器来产生频率误差的积分。 频率误差累加器还能够在检测到足够大的扰动时停止频率的累积,从而有效地冻结环路的操作,因为随后的频率误差更新不被累积。 在去除相位冻结事件时,恢复频率误差的累积,从而恢复正常循环操作。

    Apparatus and method for acquisition and tracking bank cooperation in a digitally controlled oscillator
    5.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for acquisition and tracking bank cooperation in a digitally controlled oscillator 有权
    用于在数控振荡器中采集和跟踪银行合作的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07746185B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-29

    申请号:US11551103

    申请日:2006-10-19

    IPC分类号: H03B5/08 H03C3/22 H03L7/085

    摘要: A novel apparatus for and method of acquisition and tracking bank cooperation in a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) within an all digital phase locked loop (ADPLL). The acquisition bits of the acquisition bank are used as an extension of the modulation range. The PLL and TX tuning data are broken up (i.e. apportioned) into acquisition components and tracking components. This permits the use of two different capacitor banks (i.e. the tracking and acquisition banks) for modulation rather than just a single capacitor bank as in the prior art schemes. Incorporating the tracking and acquisition bit varactors, the cooperation scheme of the present invention permits the re-centering of the tracking bank to handle natural frequency drift of the DCO and the widening of the modulation range.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在全数字锁相环(ADPLL)内的数字控制振荡器(DCO)中采集和跟踪存储库协作的新型装置和方法。 采集库的采集位用作调制范围的扩展。 PLL和TX调谐数据被分解(即分配)到采集组件和跟踪组件中。 这允许如现有技术方案那样使用两个不同的电容器组(即,跟踪和采集组)用于调制,而不仅仅是单个电容器组。 结合跟踪和采集位变容二极管,本发明的协作方案允许跟踪组重新对中以处理DCO的固有频率漂移和调制范围的扩大。

    Circuit for high-resolution phase detection in a digital RF processor
    6.
    发明授权
    Circuit for high-resolution phase detection in a digital RF processor 有权
    用于数字RF处理器中高分辨率相位检测的电路

    公开(公告)号:US07205924B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-17

    申请号:US11274965

    申请日:2005-11-15

    IPC分类号: H03M1/50

    摘要: A novel time-to-digital converter (TDC) used as a phase/frequency detector and charge pump replacement in an all-digital PLL within a digital radio processor. The TDC core is based on a pseudo-differential digital architecture making it insensitive to NMOS and PMOS transistor mismatches. The time conversion resolution is equal to an inverter propagation delay, e.g., 20 ps, which is the finest logic-level regenerative timing in CMOS. The TDC is self calibrating with the estimation accuracy better than 1%. The TDC circuit can also serve as a CMOS process strength estimator for analog circuits in large SoC dies. The circuit also employs power management circuitry to reduce power consumption to a very low level.

    摘要翻译: 一种新颖的时间数字转换器(TDC),用作数字无线电处理器内的全数字PLL中的相位/频率检测器和电荷泵替换。 TDC内核基于伪差分数字架构,使其对NMOS和PMOS晶体管不匹配不敏感。 时间转换分辨率等于CMOS的逆变器传播延迟,例如20 ps,这是CMOS中最优的逻辑电平再生定时。 TDC自校准,估计精度优于1%。 TDC电路还可以用作大型SoC模具中模拟电路的CMOS工艺强度估计器。 该电路还采用电源管理电路,将功耗降至非常低的水平。

    Gain normalization of a digitally controlled oscillator in an all digital phase locked loop based transmitter
    7.
    发明授权
    Gain normalization of a digitally controlled oscillator in an all digital phase locked loop based transmitter 有权
    在全数字锁相环的发射机中获得数字控制振荡器的归一化

    公开(公告)号:US07482883B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-27

    申请号:US11550957

    申请日:2006-10-19

    IPC分类号: H03L7/06 H04L27/12

    摘要: A novel mechanism for gain normalization of a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) in an all digital phase locked loop (ADPLL)-based transmitter that is operative to split the gain normalization multiplication functionality between a modulating path and a PLL loop. The gain normalization of the modulation loop (referred to as modulation path multiplier) comprises a full bit resolution high precision multiplication function. The gain normalization of the PLL loop, on the other hand, is of significantly lower resolution, hence much lower complexity multiplier logic circuitry is required.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在基于全数字锁相环(ADPLL)的数字控制振荡器(DCO)中增益归一化的新颖机制,其可操作地在调制路径和PLL环路之间分离增益归一化乘法功能。 调制环路(称为调制路径乘法器)的增益归一化包括全位分辨率高精度乘法函数。 另一方面,PLL环路的增益归一化具有显着更低的分辨率,因此需要较低复杂度的乘法器逻辑电路。

    Built-in self test method for a digitally controlled crystal oscillator
    8.
    发明授权
    Built-in self test method for a digitally controlled crystal oscillator 有权
    用于数字控制晶体振荡器的内置自检方法

    公开(公告)号:US07411462B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-12

    申请号:US11551124

    申请日:2006-10-19

    IPC分类号: G01R23/00 H03B5/32 H03M1/00

    摘要: A novel testing mechanism operative to test large capacitor arrays such as those used in a digitally controlled crystal oscillator (DCXO). The invention is adapted for use in DCXO circuits that employ dynamic element matching in their array decoding circuits. The invention combines the use of DEM during regular operation of the DCXO with a testing technique that greatly reduces the number of tests required. The invention tests the capacitors in the array on a row by row, wherein all the capacitors in a row are tested lumped together and treated as a single entity, which results in significantly reduced testing time. This permits the measurement of significantly higher frequency deviations due to the larger capacitances associated with an entire row of capacitors being tested.

    摘要翻译: 一种新颖的测试机制,用于测试诸如数字控制晶体振荡器(DCXO)中使用的大电容阵列。 本发明适用于在其阵列解码电路中采用动态元件匹配的DCXO电路中。 本发明结合了DCXO正常运行期间DEM的使用与大大减少所需测试次数的测试技术。 本发明逐行测试阵列中的电容器,其中一行中的所有电容器被集中测试并被处理为单个实体,这导致测试时间显着减少。 这允许由于与被测试的整个电容器相关联的较大电容而测量显着更高的频率偏差。

    Gain normalization of a digitally controlled oscillator in an all digital phase locked loop based transmitter
    9.
    发明申请
    Gain normalization of a digitally controlled oscillator in an all digital phase locked loop based transmitter 有权
    在全数字锁相环的发射机中获得数字控制振荡器的归一化

    公开(公告)号:US20070085623A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-19

    申请号:US11550957

    申请日:2006-10-19

    IPC分类号: H03L5/00

    摘要: A novel mechanism for gain normalization of a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) in an all digital phase locked loop (ADPLL)-based transmitter that is operative to split the gain normalization multiplication functionality between a modulating path and a PLL loop. The gain normalization of the modulation loop (referred to as modulation path multiplier) comprises a full bit resolution high precision multiplication function. The gain normalization of the PLL loop, on the other hand, is of significantly lower resolution, hence much lower complexity multiplier logic circuitry is required.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在基于全数字锁相环(ADPLL)的数字控制振荡器(DCO)中增益归一化的新颖机制,其可操作地在调制路径和PLL环路之间分离增益归一化乘法功能。 调制环路(称为调制路径乘法器)的增益归一化包括全位分辨率高精度乘法函数。 另一方面,PLL环路的增益归一化具有显着更低的分辨率,因此需要较低复杂度的乘法器逻辑电路。

    CONTINUOUS REVERSIBLE GEAR SHIFTING MECHANISM
    10.
    发明申请
    CONTINUOUS REVERSIBLE GEAR SHIFTING MECHANISM 有权
    连续可变齿轮换档机构

    公开(公告)号:US20070085622A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-19

    申请号:US11551050

    申请日:2006-10-19

    IPC分类号: H03B5/12

    摘要: A novel gear shifting mechanism operative to adjust the loop gain of a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit in a continuous and reversible manner. The loop gain can be increased to widen the bandwidth of the loop and can also be decreased to narrow the loop bandwidth. The mechanism incorporates an α gear shift circuit, a p gear shift circuit and an optional IIR gear shift circuit. The α gear shift circuit comprises a infinite impulse response (IIR) filtering which enables hitless operation of the PLL loop at the occurrence of gear shift events. The α gear shift circuit comprises an accumulator whose output is multiplied by the gain value ρ. The invention enables multiple gear shifts in either positive or negative direction to be achieved by configuring the loop gain variables α and ρ which may be accomplished in software.

    摘要翻译: 一种新颖的换档机构,可以以连续和可逆的方式调节锁相环(PLL)电路的环路增益。 可以增加环路增益以加宽环路的带宽,并且还可以减小环路带宽的窄度。 该机构包括一个阿尔法换档电路,一个p换档电路和一个可选的IIR换档电路。 阿尔法换档电路包括无限脉冲响应(IIR)滤波,其能够在发生变速事件时实现PLL回路的无中断运行。 阿尔法换档电路包括一个累加器,其输出乘以增益值rho。 本发明通过配置可以在软件中实现的环路增益变量α和rho来实现正或负方向上的多个换档。