Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Digitally controlled phase interpolator circuit
- Patent Title (中): 数字控制相位插值电路
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Application No.: US12052946Application Date: 2008-03-21
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Publication No.: US08170150B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: Ullas Singh
- Applicant: Ullas Singh
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Garlick & Markison
- Agent Shayne X. Short
- Main IPC: H03D3/22
- IPC: H03D3/22

Abstract:
Digitally controlled phase interpolator circuit. A phase selection control word undergoes decoding to generate a switch control word. The phase selection control word includes 2 quadrant indicating bits and phase interpolating bits for a 4 clock scheme (e.g., 4 clocks having phases 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°). Such a phase selection control word could includes 3 sector indicating bits and phase interpolating bits for an 8 clock scheme (e.g., 8 clocks having phases 0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, 180°, 225°, 270°, and 315°). The gates of a number of differential pairs of transistors receive the various clock signals. A number of switching circuits direct current from corresponding current sources/supplies to coupled sources of the differential pairs of transistors, and an output clock is taken from coupled drains of the differential pairs of transistors. One or more current sources/supplies can be implemented to provide continuous current (e.g., in an always on manner) to the differential pairs of transistors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090238307A1 DIGITALLY CONTROLLED PHASE INTERPOLATOR CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2009-09-24
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