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Phase-lock loop having programmable bandwidth

US6853252B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 2002
Grant dateFeb 8, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S331/02
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A phase-locked loop having a programmable loop bandwidth is provided. A PLL comprises an oscillator operable to receive an error-correction signal and to generate an oscillator signal having a frequency that is related to the error-correction signal. The PLL further comprises a phase-frequency detector (PFD) coupled to the oscillator and operable to receive a reference signal and to generate the error-correction signal based upon a phase difference between the reference signal and a feedback signal derived from the oscillator signal. The PLL further comprises an error-correction signal suppression circuit coupled to the PFD and operable to control the loop bandwidth of the PLL by periodically enabling the PFD.

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