Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Synchronizing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-21
2006-02-21
Le, Dinh T. (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Synchronizing
C327S156000, C327S160000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07002384
ABSTRACT:
Phase comparators for use in loop circuits (i.e., DLL circuits and PLL circuits) are provided. The phase comparators include a phase detector for comparing a reference clock signal and a feedback signal derived from the loop circuit generated internal clock signal. The phase comparators also include a low-pass noise filter for filtering out erroneously detected phase differences between the reference clock signal and the feedback signal by requiring a certain net number of leading or lagging detections before the compensation circuitry of the loop circuit (i.e., the controlled delay line in a DLL circuit or the controlled oscillator in a PLL circuit) is adjusted. The number of net measurements required before these adjustments take place depends on a programmable bandwidth signal provided to the phase comparator.
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Chang Tzung-chin
Chong Yan
Huang Joseph
Pan Philip
Sung Chiakang
Altera Corporation
Fish & Neave IP Group of Ropes & Gray LLP
Jackson Robert R.
Le Dinh T.
Lin Hong S.
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