Patent classifications
H03L7/10
Phase locked loop and operating method of phase locked loop
A phase locked loop includes a phase detector outputting a first signal corresponding to a phase difference of a reference frequency signal and a division frequency signal, a charge pump amplifying a first signal to output a second signal, a loop filter filtering the second signal to output a third signal, a voltage-to-current converter receiving the third signal and outputting a fourth signal, a digital-to-analog converter outputting a fifth signal based on the fourth signal and a digital compensation signal, an oscillator outputting an output frequency signal having a frequency corresponding to the fifth signal, a divider dividing the frequency of the output frequency signal to output the division frequency signal and a compensation frequency signal, and an automatic frequency calibrator compensating for the voltage-to-current converter based on a difference between a frequency of the compensation frequency signal and a frequency of a reference frequency signal.
Frequency modulation system based on phase-locked loop capable of performing fast modulation independent of bandwidth and method of the same
The present invention relates to a frequency modulation method based on a phase-locked loop capable of performing fast modulation independent of bandwidth. A frequency modulation system based on a phase-locked loop capable of performing fast modulation independent of bandwidth according to the present invention includes a loop filter including a proportional path and an integral path to determine a bandwidth of a phase-locked loop, a voltage-controlled oscillator configured to adjust a frequency according to an output of the loop filter, and a slope alternator configured to alternate an input current of the loop filter, wherein the slope alternator is located in the integral path of the loop filter to generate an offset current at a moment of change from a modulation rise to a modulation fall.
Control signal pulse width extraction-based phase-locked acceleration circuit and phase-locked loop system
Disclosed are a control signal pulse width extraction-based phase-locked acceleration circuit and a phase-locked loop system, the phase-lock acceleration circuit includes a pulse width extraction control circuit and a current injection switch module; the control output terminal of the pulse width extraction control circuit is connected to the current injection control terminal of the current injection switch module, and the stepping current control terminal of the current injection switch module and the driving input terminal of the pulse width extraction control circuit are both connected to the preset control signal output end of a phase frequency detector for use in controlling, according to pulse width changes of signals outputted by the preset control signal output end, the current injection switch module to inject charges until the phases of a reference clock signal and feedback clock signal inputted by the phase frequency detector are synchronized.
Control signal pulse width extraction-based phase-locked acceleration circuit and phase-locked loop system
Disclosed are a control signal pulse width extraction-based phase-locked acceleration circuit and a phase-locked loop system, the phase-lock acceleration circuit includes a pulse width extraction control circuit and a current injection switch module; the control output terminal of the pulse width extraction control circuit is connected to the current injection control terminal of the current injection switch module, and the stepping current control terminal of the current injection switch module and the driving input terminal of the pulse width extraction control circuit are both connected to the preset control signal output end of a phase frequency detector for use in controlling, according to pulse width changes of signals outputted by the preset control signal output end, the current injection switch module to inject charges until the phases of a reference clock signal and feedback clock signal inputted by the phase frequency detector are synchronized.
CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC CONVERTER, RELATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC CONVERTER AND METHOD
In a control circuit for a switching stage of an electronic converter, a phase detector generates a drive signal in response to a phase difference between first and second clock signals. The first and second clock signals are generated by first and second current-controlled oscillators, respectively. An operational transconductance amplifier generates first and second control currents in response to a difference between a reference and a feedback of the electronic converter, with the first and second currents applied to control the first and second current-controlled oscillators. In response to a switching clock having a first state, a switching circuit applies first and second bias currents to the control inputs of the first and second current-controlled oscillators, respectively. Conversely, in response to the switching clock having a second state, the switching circuit applies the second and first bias currents to the control inputs of the first and second current-controlled oscillators, respectively.
CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC CONVERTER, RELATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC CONVERTER AND METHOD
In a control circuit for a switching stage of an electronic converter, a phase detector generates a drive signal in response to a phase difference between first and second clock signals. The first and second clock signals are generated by first and second current-controlled oscillators, respectively. An operational transconductance amplifier generates first and second control currents in response to a difference between a reference and a feedback of the electronic converter, with the first and second currents applied to control the first and second current-controlled oscillators. In response to a switching clock having a first state, a switching circuit applies first and second bias currents to the control inputs of the first and second current-controlled oscillators, respectively. Conversely, in response to the switching clock having a second state, the switching circuit applies the second and first bias currents to the control inputs of the first and second current-controlled oscillators, respectively.
Clock and data recovery circuit and a display apparatus having the same
A display device including: a timing controller outputting a reference clock signal and a data packet, wherein the data packet includes a clock signal embedded in a data signal; a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit receiving the reference clock signal and the data packet; and a display panel displaying an image based on the data packet, wherein, when the CDR circuit receives the reference clock signal, a frequency band of the reference clock signal is detected using a first internal clock signal, a parameter associated with jitter characteristics of the clock and data recovery circuit is adjusted according to the detected frequency band, and a second internal clock signal is output by adjusting a frequency of the first internal clock signal, and when the CDR circuit receives the data packet, the data signal and a clock signal synchronized with the data signal are recovered from the data packet.
Oscillator circuit, corresponding radar sensor, vehicle and method of operation
An oscillator includes a tunable resonant circuit having an inductance and a variable capacitance coupled between first and second nodes, and a set of capacitances selectively coupleable between the first and second nodes. An input control node receiving an input control signal is coupled to the variable capacitance and set of capacitances. The tunable resonant circuit is tunable based on the input control signal. A biasing circuit biases the tunable resonant circuit to generate a variable-frequency output signal between the first and second nodes. A voltage divider generates a set of different voltage thresholds, and a set of comparator circuits with hysteresis compares the input control signal to the set of different voltage thresholds to generate a set of control signals. The capacitances in the set of capacitances are selectively coupleable between the first and second nodes as a function of control signals in the set of control signals.
PLL circuit using intermittent operation amplifier
A PLL circuit includes a phase comparator, an integrator path, a proportional path, a current controlled oscillator, a divider, and a double integrator path. The double integrator path includes an intermittent operation gm amplifier, a filter circuit, and a voltage-current conversion circuit. The intermittent operation gm amplifier receives an output voltage of a filter circuit. When a pulse CLK for an intermittent operation is ON, the intermittent operation gm amplifier outputs its voltage to the filter circuit. When the pulse CLK for the intermittent operation is OFF, the intermittent operation gm amplifier does not output the output voltage of the filter circuit to the filter circuit. Even when the pulse CLK for the intermittent operation is OFF, an input potential of the voltage-current conversion circuit is held by the filter circuit, and a current to the current controlled oscillator flows. This makes it possible to oscillate at a high frequency without increasing an area of the filter circuit.
Generation of fast frequency ramps
A circuit includes an RF oscillator coupled in a phase-locked loop. The phase-locked loop is configured to receive a digital input signal, which is a sequence of digital words, and to generate a feedback signal for the RF oscillator based on the digital input signal. The circuit further includes a digital-to-analog conversion unit that includes a pre-processing stage configured to pre-process the sequence of digital words and a digital-to-analog-converter configured to convert the pre-processed sequence of digital words into the analog output signal. The circuit includes circuitry configured to combine the analog output signal and the feedback signal to generate a control signal for the RF oscillator. The pre-processing stage includes a word-length adaption unit configured to reduce the word-lengths of the digital words and a sigma-delta modulator coupled to the word-length adaption unit downstream thereof and configured to modulate the sequence of digital words having reduced word-lengths.