Abstract:
The integrated circuit described comprises two phase-locked loops (R-PLL, W-PLL) each with its own oscillator (OSC-1, OSC-2). To prevent locking owing to injection between the two oscillators due to stray currents in the integrated circuit, a noise generator (N-GEN) is coupled to the oscillator (OSC-2) of one of the loops (W-PLL) and means (TM) are provided for activating the noise generator (N-GEN) in a manner such that the noise injected changes the frequency of the oscillator (OSC-2) randomly when the other loop (R-PLL) is in operation.
Abstract:
A transconductance control circuit, particularly for a continuous-time filter, comprising a transconductor (4) across which a constant voltage is input; the transconductor is connected to a DAC (7) to set a reference current (I R ); a feedback loop (9, 10, 23, 11) is provided between the output of the transconductor (4) and its input; the particularity of the circuit is the fact that it further comprises means (20, 22, 24) for mirroring the reference current (I R ) set by the DAC (7) which are suitable to mirror the current both to the feedback loop and to at least one cell of a filter which is cascade-connected.