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Digital phase lock clock generator without local oscillator

US5173617A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 1989
Grant dateDec 22, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L7/0337
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital phase lock loop that does not depend on a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) for phase locking. A phase detector (PD), terminated with a latch, controls an up/down counter that programs an increase/decrease of delay on the delay line. The tapped output of the delay line goes through a two phase generator which in turn feeds back to the PD for comparison with the reference clock. This process is repeated until phase locking is obtained.

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