Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-phase clock generator
- Patent Title (中): 多相时钟发生器
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Application No.: US14582634Application Date: 2014-12-24
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Publication No.: US09231604B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Danfeng Chen
- Applicant: Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
- Applicant Address: CN Pudong, Shanghai
- Assignee: Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
- Current Assignee: Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: CN Pudong, Shanghai
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: CN201410161195 20140422
- Main IPC: H03L7/06
- IPC: H03L7/06 ; H03L7/093

Abstract:
Embodiments provide a multi-phase clock generator. The clock generator includes a loop oscillator, a RC filter, a bias current source and a frequency injection source. The loop oscillator includes N levels of CMOS phase inverters which are connected in series and form a loop, N represents an odd number greater than 1. The N levels of CMOS phase inverters have the same structures, each of which includes a CMOS phase inverter main body and a tail current source which is a current mirror of the bias current source. As an effect of RC filter, a clock input signal inputted by the frequency injection source is applied to the first level tail current source, while other tail current sources are not influenced. Injection locking is induced, such that phase noise and frequency stray can be reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150303930A1 MULTI-PHASE CLOCK GENERATOR Public/Granted day:2015-10-22
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