Oscillators – Frequency stabilization – Temperature or current responsive means in circuit
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-09
2007-01-09
Chang, Joseph (Department: 2817)
Oscillators
Frequency stabilization
Temperature or current responsive means in circuit
C331S158000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10952932
ABSTRACT:
An environmental-compensated oscillator includes a reference clock waveform generator; a phase locked loop receiving the reference clock waveform and outputting a phase locked clock waveform; and a sensor outputting a voltage corresponding to an environmental parameter of the generator. The voltage is used by the PLL to compensate the phase locked clock waveform. The PLL includes a phase detector, a charge pump coupled to an output of the phase detector, a low pass filter coupled to an output of the charge pump, a voltage controlled oscillator (“VCO”) coupled to an output of the low pass filter, and a feedback path coupled between an output of the VCO and the phase detector, wherein the feedback path includes a phase rotator capable of fine tuning an output frequency of the VCO responsive to a frequency of an input clock. An accumulator is coupled to the phase rotator and supplies the input clock to the phase rotator. The phase rotator finely tunes the VCO output frequency. An analog-to-digital converter converts the voltage to a digital representation. The digital representation is mapped to a frequency adjustment for use by the PLL for the compensation. The environmental parameter is any of temperature, stress and power supply voltage.
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Broadcom Corporation
Chang Joseph
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
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