Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fractional-N frequency synthesizer and method thereof
- Patent Title (中): 分数N频率合成器及其方法
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Application No.: US12563903Application Date: 2009-09-21
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Publication No.: US07973606B2Publication Date: 2011-07-05
- Inventor: Yoo Hwan Kim , Yoo Sam Na , Byeong Hak Jo
- Applicant: Yoo Hwan Kim , Yoo Sam Na , Byeong Hak Jo
- Applicant Address: KR Gyunggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyunggi-do
- Agency: Lowe, Hauptman, Ham & Berner, LLP
- Priority: KR10-2009-0056067 20090623
- Main IPC: H03L7/06
- IPC: H03L7/06 ; H03L7/08 ; H03L7/085 ; H03L7/087 ; H03L7/18

Abstract:
The present relates to a fractional-N frequency synthesizer improving noise characteristics and a method thereof. The fractional-N frequency synthesizer includes a reference oscillator that generates a reference frequency signal; a sigma-delta modulator that generates a desired decimal value based on the reference frequency signal; a divider that divides a voltage controlled oscillation frequency signal; first to M phase/frequency detectors that detect a difference in phase and frequency between the reference frequency signal and the divided voltage controlled oscillation frequency signal; first to M charge pumps that are connected to each of the phase/frequency detectors in series and charges or pumps charge amount according to output signals from each of the phase/frequency detectors; a loop filter that controls the amount of supplied current based on output signals from the charge pumps to filter low-pass frequency components; and a voltage controlled oscillator that is oscillated in response to the output signal from the loop filter and generates voltage controlled oscillation frequency signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100321120A1 FRACTIONAL-N FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER AND METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2010-12-23
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