Coarse tuning for fractional-N synthesizers
    1.
    发明授权
    Coarse tuning for fractional-N synthesizers 有权
    分数N合成器的粗调

    公开(公告)号:US06710664B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-23

    申请号:US10127289

    申请日:2002-04-22

    IPC分类号: H03L700

    摘要: The present invention provides an efficient coarse tuning process for fractional-N synthesizers. In general, a divided reference signal and a divided controllable oscillator (CO) signal from the phase lock loop (PLL) of a synthesizer are each further divided by a common factor M to provide an average reference signal and an average CO signal, respectively. Averaging the divided CO signal reduces jitter caused by fractional-N division of the CO signal. The frequencies of the average CO signal and the average reference signal are compared and the result is used to select an appropriate tuning curve for operating the CO.

    摘要翻译: 本发明为分数N合成器提供了有效的粗调程序。 通常,来自合成器的锁相环(PLL)的分频参考信号和分频可控振荡器(CO)信号分别被公共因子M除以分别提供平均参考信号和平均CO信号。 分割的CO信号平均减少由CO信号的分数N除法引起的抖动。 比较平均CO信号和平均参考信号的频率,结果用于选择用于操作CO的适当调谐曲线。

    Frequency synthesizer having VCO bias current compensation
    2.
    发明授权
    Frequency synthesizer having VCO bias current compensation 有权
    具有VCO偏置电流补偿的频率合成器

    公开(公告)号:US06838951B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-04

    申请号:US10453095

    申请日:2003-06-03

    IPC分类号: H03L7/00 H03L7/113 H03L7/197

    CPC分类号: H03L7/1976 H03L7/113

    摘要: The present invention provides circuitry for maintaining the desired phase noise across the tuning range of a frequency synthesizer by compensating the voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) bias current according to various tuning parameters available within the frequency synthesizer, thereby reducing overall current drain and inductor quality factor requirements. In general, the present invention includes a VCO bias circuit capable of controlling the VCO bias current in response to a control signal provided by additional circuitry based on the operating frequency of the frequency synthesizer. Further, the VCO bias current changes in response to changing the operating frequency of the frequency synthesizer.