Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatically calibrating frequency features of a phase locked loop
- Patent Title (中): 自动校准锁相环的频率特征
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Application No.: US11745654Application Date: 2007-05-08
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Publication No.: US07719375B2Publication Date: 2010-05-18
- Inventor: Seong-Hwan Cho , Kyung-Lok Kim , Jung-Hyup Lee , Joon-Hee Lee
- Applicant: Seong-Hwan Cho , Kyung-Lok Kim , Jung-Hyup Lee , Joon-Hee Lee
- Applicant Address: KR Daejeon
- Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Sciene and Technology
- Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Sciene and Technology
- Current Assignee Address: KR Daejeon
- Agency: Daly, Crowley, Mottord & Durkee, LLP
- Priority: KR10-2006-0042345 20060511
- Main IPC: H03B1/00
- IPC: H03B1/00

Abstract:
A PLL includes an open-loop automatic frequency calibration circuit. The open-loop automatic frequency calibration circuit includes a frequency detector, first and second sinks, a comparator and a bank selector. The frequency detector generates an up-signal and a down-signal responding to a frequency difference between a first phase difference signal having a phase difference from a reference oscillation signal and the second phase difference signal having a phase difference from a frequency division oscillation signal. The first and second sinks discharge the first and second capacitors respectively responding to the up-signal and the down-signal. The comparator compares voltages of the first and second capacitors. The bank selector selects a bank according to binary search, selects an optimum bank among two banks lastly searched, and outputs a bank selection signal. The voltage-controlled oscillation changes frequency features thereof in response to the bank selection signal.
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