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Variable pulse width phase detector

US5250913A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 1992
Grant dateOct 5, 1993
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/085
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A phase detector (1) for a phase locked loop (PLL) for bit clock retrieval where the phase detector employs a plurality of variable unit delays (20,21) and has a constant gain region that is a percentage of the clock period over an extended frequency range of the VCO enabling a single (PLL) chip to operate for several applications at widely different frequencies.

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