TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER CIRCUIT
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190339651A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-07

    申请号:US16403774

    申请日:2019-05-06

    IPC分类号: G04F10/00 H03L7/197

    摘要: A time-to-digital converter circuit includes a logic gate coupled to receive a first trigger signal indicative of a first clock signal and a second trigger signal indicative of a second clock signal. The logic gate is to generate a logic gate output signal responsive to the earlier of the first or second trigger signals to be a logic high. A synchronization circuit is included and is coupled to the logic gate and is configured to synchronize the logic gate output signal to a third clock to produce a synchronization output signal. A counter circuit counts pulses of the synchronization output signal.

    CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR OFFSET TRIM IN A PHASE-LOCKED LOOP

    公开(公告)号:US20190288699A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-19

    申请号:US16227777

    申请日:2018-12-20

    IPC分类号: H03L7/099 H03L7/093

    摘要: A phase-locked loop (PLL) includes a time-to-digital converter (TDC) to receive a reference clock. The PLL also includes a digital loop filter coupled to the TDC. The digital loop filter repeatedly generates frequency control words. An analog phase-locked loop (APLL) includes a programmable frequency divider. A non-volatile memory device stores a value from the digital loop filter. The PLL includes a free-run control circuit. Upon a power-on reset process, the free-run circuit retrieves the value from the non-volatile memory to adjust a divide ratio of the programmable frequency divider based on the retrieved value. Upon a reference clock provided to the TDC, the free-run control circuit continues to adjust the divide ratio of the programmable frequency divider based on both the retrieved value from the non-volatile memory and a current frequency control word from the digital loop filter.

    CYCLE SLIP DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN PHASE-LOCKED LOOP

    公开(公告)号:US20200177192A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16780957

    申请日:2020-02-04

    摘要: A digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) includes a voltage-controlled oscillator to generate an output clock, a filter coupled to the voltage-controlled oscillator, and a time-to-digital converter (TDC) that receives a reference clock and a feedback clock. The feedback clock is derived from the output clock. The TDC generates a digital output value. The DPLL also includes a cycle slip detector circuit coupled to the TDC. The cycle slip detector circuit detects a cycle slip based on the digital output value and adjusts the digital output value by a second digital value that corresponds to an integer multiple of a period of the reference clock.

    THREE LOOP PHASE-LOCKED LOOP
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190288695A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-19

    申请号:US16233972

    申请日:2018-12-27

    IPC分类号: H03L7/087 H03L7/099 H03L7/197

    摘要: A phase-locked loop (PLL) system includes a first PLL coupled to receive a first reference clock. The PLL system also includes a second PLL coupled to receive a second reference clock. The output of the second PLL is coupled to the first PLL, and the second PLL is configured to control the first PLL. The PLL system further includes a third PLL coupled to receive an input reference clock. The output of the third PLL is coupled to the second PLL. The third PLL is configured to control the second PLL.

    CYCLE SLIP DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN PHASE-LOCKED LOOP

    公开(公告)号:US20190280700A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-12

    申请号:US16218970

    申请日:2018-12-13

    摘要: A digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) includes a voltage-controlled oscillator to generate an output clock, a filter coupled to the voltage-controlled oscillator, and a time-to-digital converter (TDC) that receives a reference clock and a feedback clock. The feedback clock is derived from the output clock. The TDC generates a digital output value. The DPLL also includes a cycle slip detector circuit coupled to the TDC. The cycle slip detector circuit detects a cycle slip based on the digital output value and adjusts the digital output value by a second digital value that corresponds to an integer multiple of a period of the reference clock.

    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER CIRCUIT
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190339650A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-07

    申请号:US15991020

    申请日:2018-05-29

    IPC分类号: G04F10/00 H03L7/197

    摘要: A time-to-digital converter circuit includes a logic gate coupled to receive a first trigger signal indicative of a first clock signal and a second trigger signal indicative of a second clock signal. The logic gate is to generate a logic gate output signal responsive to the earlier of the first or second trigger signals to be a logic high. A synchronization circuit is included and is coupled to the logic gate and is configured to synchronize the logic gate output signal to a third clock to produce a synchronization output signal. A counter circuit counts pulses of the synchronization output signal.