Oscillators – Polyphase output
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-13
2008-05-13
Kinkead, Arnold (Department: 2817)
Oscillators
Polyphase output
C331S00100A, C331S016000, C331S057000, C375S376000, C327S156000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07372340
ABSTRACT:
A clock synthesis circuit) including a phase-locked loop and one or more frequency synthesis circuits is disclosed. The phase-locked loop includes a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) having a sequence differential stages o produce equally spaced clock phases. The frequency synthesis circuit includes a sequence of adder-and-register units that select one of the VCO clock phases. An output multiplexer receives each of the selected clock phases, and selects among these clock phases in sequence; the output of the multiplexer is applied to a first toggle flip-flop that changes state in response to rising edge transitions at the output of the multiplexer. A second toggle flip-flop is clocked by the output of the first toggle flip-flop, itself toggling in response to rising edge transitions at the output of the first toggle flip-flop. One or more additional flip-flops can be similarly connected in sequence. The additional toggle flip-flop enables the VCO to be formed with fewer stages for a given frequency resolution, reducing noise and thus frequency error.
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Xiu Liming
You Zhihong
Brady III W. James
Kinkead Arnold
Moore J. Dennis
Telecky , Jr. Frederick J.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
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