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Phase mixer and delay locked loop including the same

US7884659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2008
Grant dateFeb 8, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2005/00065
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A phase mixer includes a phase mixing unit configured to mix a phase of a first input signal and a phase of a second input signal in response to a phase control signal and output a phase mixed signal whose phase is varied by one or more units of a unit phase value, and a phase value adjusting unit configured to control an operation of the phrase mixing unit so that the unit phase value is adjusted in response to a code signal coding at least one of a process, voltage, or temperature (PVT) variation.

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