Active power supply filter
US6127880A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03L7/0995
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An active power supply filter effectively eliminates power supply noise using a resistive element and a capacitive element coupled at a node, and a switch with a control terminal controlled by the node. The active power supply filter is suitable for high frequency operation of a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) in a phase-locked loop (PLL) of a high-speed microprocessor. The active power supply filter removes VCO noise that would otherwise create jitter that reduces the effective clock cycle of the microprocessor. The active power supply filter is similarly useful in applications other than VCOs, PLLs, and microprocessors in which removal of substantial amounts of noise from the power supply is useful.
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