Invention Grant
- Patent Title: ADC-based mixed-mode digital phase-locked loop
- Patent Title (中): 基于ADC的混合模式数字锁相环
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Application No.: US12582661Application Date: 2009-10-20
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Publication No.: US08553827B2Publication Date: 2013-10-08
- Inventor: Gang Zhang
- Applicant: Gang Zhang
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent S. Hossain Beladi
- Main IPC: H03D3/24
- IPC: H03D3/24

Abstract:
A Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) includes a Phase-to-Digital Converter (PDC), a programmable digital loop filter, a Digitally-Controlled Oscillator (DCO), and a loop divider. Within the PDC, phase information is converted into a stream of digital values by a charge pump and an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). The stream of digital values is supplied to the digital loop filter which in turn supplies digital tuning words to the DCO. A number of types of ADCs can be used for the ADC including a continuous-time delta-sigma oversampling Digital ADC and a Successive Approximation ADC. The voltage signal on the charge pump output is a small amplitude midrange voltage signal. The small voltage amplitude of the signal leads to numerous advantages including improved charge pump linearity, reduced charge pump noise, and lower supply voltage operation of the overall PLL.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110090998A1 ADC-BASED MIXED-MODE DIGITAL PHASE-LOCKED LOOP Public/Granted day:2011-04-21
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