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Phase locked loop arrangement in which VCO frequency is a fraction of reference frequency

US6333679A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 9, 2000
Grant dateDec 25, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L2207/10
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a phase locked loop arrangement of a frequency synthesiser, a signal outputted from a voltage controlled oscillator is locked to a reference oscillator. A phase detector is arranged so that the frequency of the reference oscillator is a multiple of the frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator, which significantly reduces the phase noise emitted by the voltage controlled oscillator.

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