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- Patent Title: Techniques for measuring phases of periodic signals
- Patent Title (中): 测量周期信号相位的技术
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Application No.: US12814332Application Date: 2010-06-11
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Publication No.: US08154328B1Publication Date: 2012-04-10
- Inventor: Sudheer Vemula
- Applicant: Sudheer Vemula
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agent Steven J. Cahill
- Main IPC: H03L7/06
- IPC: H03L7/06

Abstract:
A phase detector circuit generates a phase comparison signal based on a phase difference between first and second periodic signals during a test mode. Phases of the first and the second periodic signals do not change in response to variations in a signal generated by the phase detector circuit during the test mode. A lock generation circuit generates an output signal based on the phase comparison signal that indicates if the first and the second periodic signals are within a lock window of the lock generation circuit. The lock window of the lock generation circuit changes in response to a variation in a control signal.
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