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Digital phase locked loop frequency estimation

US10181856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel IP Corporation · US

Inventors

Elan Banin · Raanana, IL
Roy Amel · Haifa, IL
Ran Shimon · Ramat Gan, IL
Ashoke Ravi · Portland, US
Nati Dinur · Haifa, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2016
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 30, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2027/0067
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL), including a Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) configured generate quantized phase values of a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) signal; and a frequency estimation circuit configured to receive the quantized phase values, determine wraparound phase of the quantized phase values, and least-squares estimate a frequency based on the quantized phase values and the wraparound phase.

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