Integrated circuit having a multiplying injection-locked oscillator
US10404262B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K5/1565
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses featuring a multiplying injection-locked oscillator are described. Some embodiments include a pulse-generator-and-injector and one or more injection-locked oscillators. The outputs of the pulse-generator-and-injector can be injected into corresponding injection points of an injection-locked oscillator. In embodiments that include multiple injection-locked oscillators, the outputs of each injection-locked oscillator can be injected into the corresponding injection points of the next injection-locked oscillator. Some embodiments reduce deterministic jitter by dynamically modifying the loop length of an injection-locked oscillator, and/or by using a duty cycle corrector, and/or by multiplexing/blending the outputs from multiple delay elements of an injection-locked oscillator.
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