Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gain calibration for direct modulation synthesizer using a look-up table searched by a reduced count from an overflow counter
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Application No.: US15427312Application Date: 2017-02-08
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Publication No.: US09935640B1Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Tat Fu Chan , Shiyuan Zheng , Yunlong Li , Wang Chi Cheng
- Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company, Limited
- Applicant Address: HK Hong Kong
- Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company, Limited
- Current Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company, Limited
- Current Assignee Address: HK Hong Kong
- Agency: g Patent LLC
- Agent Stuart T. Auvinen
- Main IPC: H03L7/00
- IPC: H03L7/00 ; H03L7/197 ; H03L7/099 ; H03L7/089 ; H03L7/093

Abstract:
A two-point modulation Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) has a gain-adjustable voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). A digital data modulation signal is combined with a carrier and input to a feedback divider. The data modulation signal is also input to a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) to generate an analog voltage to a second input of the VCO. A calibration unit divides the VCO output and counts pulses. During calibration, the data modulation signal is set to minimum and then maximum values and VCO output pulses counted. A count difference for the data modulation signal at maximum and minimum values is input to a Look-Up Table (LUT) to read out a gain calibration value. During normal operation mode, the gain calibration value from the LUT is applied to a second input of the DAC, which drives the VCO to adjust VCO gain. A switch before the VCO opens the loop for faster open-loop calibration.
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