Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Frequency measurement circuit with adaptive accuracy
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Application No.: US17246232Application Date: 2021-04-30
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Publication No.: US11496139B2Publication Date: 2022-11-08
- Inventor: Xiao Wu , Jeffrey Fredenburg
- Applicant: Movellus Circuits Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US MI Ann Arbor
- Assignee: Movellus Circuits Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Movellus Circuits Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Ann Arbor
- Agency: Peninsula Patent Group
- Agent Lance Kreisman
- Main IPC: H03L7/099
- IPC: H03L7/099 ; H03L7/183 ; H03L7/093

Abstract:
A frequency measurement circuit includes a counter circuit to receive a first digitally-controlled oscillator (DCO) clock signal corresponding to a first DCO input codeword and a measurement signal. The counter circuit is responsive to the measurement signal to generate a count representing a measured frequency of the first DCO clock signal. A control circuit is configured to selectively adjust a parameter of the measurement signal for generating a second count of a second DCO clock signal corresponding to a second DCO codeword. The control circuit selectively adjusts the parameter based on a received control signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210258013A1 FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT WITH ADAPTIVE ACCURACY Public/Granted day:2021-08-19
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