Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Locking multiple voltage-controlled oscillators with a single phase-locked loop
- Patent Title (中): 用单个锁相环锁定多个压控振荡器
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Application No.: US14251331Application Date: 2014-04-11
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Publication No.: US09252790B2Publication Date: 2016-02-02
- Inventor: Yiwu Tang , Jong Min Park , Serkan Sayilir , Chiewcharn Narathong
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: H03L7/099
- IPC: H03L7/099 ; H03L7/081

Abstract:
Locking multiple VCOs to generate a plurality of LO frequencies, including: receiving a plurality of divided VCO feedback signals from a plurality of VCOs; receiving a reference signal multiplied by a predetermined number of the plurality of VCOs; generating and processing the predetermined number of phase differences between the multiplied reference signal and the plurality of divided VCO feedback signals in a single PLL circuit including a digital loop filter to receive and process the phase differences and generate (produce) a filter output, wherein the digital loop filter includes a plurality of delay cells equal to the predetermined number; and generating and outputting (delayed) control voltages for the plurality of VCOs based on the filter output.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150295583A1 LOCKING MULTIPLE VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS WITH A SINGLE PHASE-LOCKED LOOP Public/Granted day:2015-10-15
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