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Overshoot reduction in VCO calibration for serial link phase lock loop (PLL)

US7539473B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 2006
Grant dateMay 26, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/0891
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit design, method, and system for tracking VCO calibration without requiring an over-designed divider as in conventional implementation. A filter reset component is added to the inputs of the VCO. A process step is added to the calibration mechanism/process that shorts the filter nodes and thus centers the frequency of the VCO before stepping from one frequency band to the next.

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