Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Calibration or correction system – Signal frequency or phase correction
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-16
2006-05-16
Nghiem, Michael (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Calibration or correction system
Signal frequency or phase correction
Reexamination Certificate
active
07047146
ABSTRACT:
A PLL includes a loop filter for accumulating charge to generate a loop-filter voltage and a VCO having a plurality of frequency ranges. The VCO receives the loop-filter voltage and generates an output signal having a frequency according to the loop-filter voltage and a currently selected VCO frequency range. During PLL calibration, the loop-filter is connected to a constant voltage source; the PLL feedback signal is synchronized with the reference signal; a linear search, a binary search, or a memory lookup is used to find a first and a second VCO frequency range; first and second time durations are measured for the time durations between the second rising edges of the reference signal and the PLL feedback signal for the two VCO frequency ranges, and the optimal VCO frequency range is determined by setting the VCO frequency range to be the VCO frequency range having the shortest measured time duration.
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Chuang Chao-Shi
Lu Wen-Shih
Wang Chung-Cheng
Airoha Technology Corp
Bhat Aditya S.
Hsu Winston
Nghiem Michael
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