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Continuous-rate clock recovery circuit

US8509371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2009
Grant dateAug 13, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L7/0337
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A continuous-rate clock and data recovery circuit includes a delay locked loop with a first integrator and a phase locked loop with a separate integrator. The delay locked loop and the phase locked loop are in a dual loop architecture. The first integrator is a digital accumulator that wraps upon exceeding a maximum or minimum value. The second integrator is a digital accumulator that saturates at its maximum or minimum value.

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