Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Synchronizing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-01
2007-05-01
Nguyen, Linh My (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Synchronizing
C327S157000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11241995
ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor integrated circuit having a built-in PLL circuit which has two charge pump circuits for charging and discharging capacitive elements of a loop filter in response to signals generated by a phase comparator circuit. One of the two charge pump circuits has current sources which generate current values smaller than those generated by current sources of the other charge pump circuit. The loop filter has a first capacitive element connected to a charge/discharge node, and a second capacitive element connected to the charge/discharge node through a resistive element. The first capacitive element is charged and discharged by the one charge pump circuit, while the second capacitive element is charged and discharged by the other charge pump circuit. A charging current source of the one charge pump circuit operates simultaneously with a discharging current source of the other charge pump circuit, i.e., the charge pump circuits operate in opposite phase.
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Dec Aleksander
Kimura Yasuyuki
Shimizu Satoshi
Suyama Ken
Yokota Masakatsu
Epoch Microelectronics, Inc.
Mattingly ,Stanger ,Malur & Brundidge, P.C.
Nguyen Linh My
Renesas Technology Corp.
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