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Differential current controlled oscillator with variable load
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1994-08-31
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Granted: 1996-02-27
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Expires: 2014-08-31
Abstract
Abstract A phase locked loop circuit includes a phase/frequency detector which uses a divider circuit and feedback from a clock distribution tree to generate INC and DEC pulses which have no "dead zone". A pair of charge pumps receives the INC and DEC pulses. One charge pump is a differential pump and has voltage controlled common mode feedback circuit to maintain a common mode controlled voltage. A differential current is outputted to a loop filter capacitor by this charge pump. The other charge pump is a single-ended output pump which supplies current to a current controlled oscillator which also receives input from a voltage to current converter. The current controlled oscillator includes a variable resistance load which varies inversely with the magnitude of the input current. A jitter control circuit is provided which reduces jitter in the current controlled oscillator output in the locked phase. Also, a lock indicator is provided which is time independent, and provides a lock indication when the loop enters the locked condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Ilya I. Novof
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:03
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03L; H03L7/00; H03L7/06; H03L7/08; H03L7/099; H03L7/0995; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/023; H03K3/0231; H03K3/353; H03K3/354; H03L7/085; H03L7/089; H03L7/0891; H03L7/0893; H03L7/0895; H03L7/0896; H03L7/095; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S331/00; Y10S331/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A current controlled oscillator comprising: a current input for driving the oscillator, means for translating the current input into a differential voltage output at a pair of output terminals of a frequency which is a function of the magnitude of the input current; at least one resistor load element having a variable resistance component and a fixed resistance component, in circuit relationship with said means for translating said current input to differential voltage; said variable resistance component comprising a first transistor and said fixed resistance component comprising a second transistor, said first transistor connected in a parallel configuration with said second transistor; and means to vary the resistance of said one resistor load element inversely proportional to the input current.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A current controlled oscillator comprising: a current input for driving the oscillator, means for translating the current input into a differential voltage output at a pair of output terminals of a frequency which is a function of the magnitude of the input current; at least one resistor load element having a variable resistance component and a fixed resistance component, in circuit relationship with said means for translating said current input to differential voltage; said variable resistance component comprising a first transistor and said fixed resistance component comprising a second transistor, said first transistor connected in a parallel configuration with said second transistor; and means to vary the resistance of said one resistor load element inversely proportional to the input current.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The oscillator of claim 1 wherein said first and second transistors include field effect transistors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The oscillator as defined in claim 1 wherein the second transistor has its source terminal connected to its gate terminal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The oscillator of claim 1 in which said means for translating said current to differential voltage includes at least two coupled FET pairs, and wherein a variable resistance load element is coupled to each FET pair.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of providing a constant differential voltage output in a current controlled oscillator, and which oscillator has means for translating current input into a differential voltage output the frequency of which is a function of the magnitude of the input current, comprising the steps of, providing at least one load element in circuit relationship with said means for translating said input current to differential voltage output, said at least one load element having a variable resistance component in a parallel configuration with a fixed resistance component; said fixed resistance component including a field effect transistor having a gate and source terminal; varying the resistance of said variable resistance inversely proportional and responsive to the input current; and maintaining said field effect transistor in a predetermined state for providing a predetermined resistance.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of providing a constant differential voltage output in a current controlled oscillator, and which oscillator has means for translating current input into a differential voltage output the frequency of which is a function of the magnitude of the input current, comprising the steps of, providing at least one load element in circuit relationship with said means for translating said input current to differential voltage output, said at least one load element having a variable resistance component in a parallel configuration with a fixed resistance component; said fixed resistance component including a field effect transistor having a gate and source terminal; varying the resistance of said variable resistance inversely proportional and responsive to the input current; and maintaining said field effect transistor in a predetermined state for providing a predetermined resistance.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said variable resistance component of said load element includes field effect transistors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 5 wherein there is a second load element having a resistor in circuit relationship with said means for translating input current to differential voltage output.
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