发明名称 |
System and method of digital tuning a voltage controlled oscillator |
摘要 |
A voltage controlled oscillator in a clock multiply unit includes a plurality of varactors controlled by a plurality of respective control voltage signals. The plurality of varactors allows for a combination of efficient methods to set an output signal frequency for the voltage controlled oscillator. For example, a pair of independent varactors are controlled by a differential control voltage signal. Differential control improves noise immunity and fine tuning ranges of the voltage controlled oscillator. The voltage controlled oscillator determines an operating frequency range automatically at start-up or upon reset. For example, a digital coarse tuning circuit starts the voltage controlled oscillator oscillating at a frequency corresponding to a frequency in a lowest range of operating frequencies, compares an output generated by the voltage controlled oscillator with a reference signal, increases the oscillation frequency to a frequency in the next higher range if the frequency of the reference signal is higher than the frequency of the generated output, repeats the comparisons and possible increments for a predetermined number of times, and shuts down.
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申请公布号 |
US2003038681(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.02.27 |
申请号 |
US20010873774 |
申请日期 |
2001.06.04 |
申请人 |
DJAFARI MASOUD;TRAN DUKE T.;ENAM SYED K. |
发明人 |
DJAFARI MASOUD;TRAN DUKE T.;ENAM SYED K. |
分类号 |
H03D7/14;H03H11/52;H03K19/018;H03L7/085;H03L7/087;H03L7/089;H03L7/091;H03L7/099;H03L7/10;H03L7/14;H03L7/18;H04J3/06;H04L1/24;H04L7/00;H04L7/033;H04L25/02;H04L25/05;(IPC1-7):H03L7/00 |
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H03D7/14 |
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