Programmable system synchronizer

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1988-06-15

1994-09-20

Baker, Stephen M.

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307465, 3074651, 307480, 331 1A, G06J 100

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053495446

ABSTRACT:
A PLL is integrated on the same chip as a programmable logic circuit and interconnected therewith in any of several useful ways. In one aspect of the invention, the output frequency of the PLL may be connected to the clock input of registers in the programmable logic circuit. If the PLL performs frequency multiplication, the chip then becomes a high-speed state machine synchronized to a lower-frequency input clock. In another aspect of the invention, the signal present at different parts of the phase lock loop may be provided to inputs of the programmable logic circuit. In another aspect, outputs of the programmable logic circuit may be used to control the operation and/or characteristics of various components in the PLL. For example, if a counter is included in the phase lock loop for causing the loop to generate a frequency multiple of the input signal, the counter may be made programmable according to outputs of the state machine. Similarly, the characteristics of the phase detector or loop filter may be dynamically adjusted according to outputs of the state machine. In yet another aspect of the invention, an output of the programmable logic circuit is, or is used to generate, one of the inputs to the phase detector in the PLL.

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