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Phase lock loop circuit
Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corp
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Filing: 2001-05-02
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Granted: 2004-03-02
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Expires: 2021-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A phase lock loop circuit includes operation means (CPU) 15 for previously calculating divider control data 11 to obtain a division number corresponding to an output frequency, and a divider switching memory circuit 2 for writing the divider control data 11 and reading a division value 10 every time an output 9 of a variable divider 1 is generated, thereby controlling the variable divider 1.
Inventors
- 👤 Minoru Maeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:47
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03L; H03L7/00; H03L7/06; H03L7/16; H03L7/18; H03L7/197; H03L7/1974
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A phase lock loop circuit for switching a division ratio of a variable divider to carry out a fractional division, comprising: a voltage control oscillator; a variable divider for varying a division ratio of an output of a voltage control oscillator in response to a divider control signal; an operation unit for previously calculating divider control data to obtain a division number corresponding to an output frequency; a divider switching memory circuit for writing the divider control data and reading the data every time an output of the variable divider is generated, to set a division value of the variable divider; a phase comparator for phase comparing the output of the variable divider with a reference frequency; and a low-pass filter for inputting an output of the phase comparator and removing a high frequency component; wherein said voltage control oscillator changes an oscillation frequency through an output of said low-pass filter, and wherein said variable divider switches a division ratio to obtain an average division number (N+L/A), where N, L and A are integers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A phase lock loop circuit for switching a division ratio of a variable divider to carry out a fractional division, comprising: a voltage control oscillator; a variable divider for varying a division ratio of an output of a voltage control oscillator in response to a divider control signal; an operation unit for previously calculating divider control data to obtain a division number corresponding to an output frequency; a divider switching memory circuit for writing the divider control data and reading the data every time an output of the variable divider is generated, to set a division value of the variable divider; a phase comparator for phase comparing the output of the variable divider with a reference frequency; and a low-pass filter for inputting an output of the phase comparator and removing a high frequency component; wherein said voltage control oscillator changes an oscillation frequency through an output of said low-pass filter, and wherein said variable divider switches a division ratio to obtain an average division number (N+L/A), where N, L and A are integers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 1 , wherein said operation unit previously calculates a division value in accordance with a calculation algorithm through ΣΔ (sigma delta) modulation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
193 words
A phase lock loop circuit for switching a division ratio of a variable divider to carry out a fractional division, comprising: a voltage control oscillator; a variable divider for varying a division ratio of an output of a voltage control oscillator in response to a divider control signal; an operation unit for previously calculating divider control data to obtain a division number corresponding to an output frequency; a divider switching memory circuit for writing the divider control data and reading the data every time an output of the variable divider is generated, to set a division value of the variable divider; a phase comparator for phase comparing the output of the variable divider with a reference frequency; and a low-pass filter for inputting an output of the phase comparator and removing a high frequency component; wherein said voltage control oscillator changes an oscillation frequency through an output of said low-pass filter, and wherein said divider switching memory circuit writes the divider control data to a memory, counts divider outputs through a counter to set a read address of the memory, and transmits read data to said variable divider, to set a division value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
193 words
A phase lock loop circuit for switching a division ratio of a variable divider to carry out a fractional division, comprising: a voltage control oscillator; a variable divider for varying a division ratio of an output of a voltage control oscillator in response to a divider control signal; an operation unit for previously calculating divider control data to obtain a division number corresponding to an output frequency; a divider switching memory circuit for writing the divider control data and reading the data every time an output of the variable divider is generated, to set a division value of the variable divider; a phase comparator for phase comparing the output of the variable divider with a reference frequency; and a low-pass filter for inputting an output of the phase comparator and removing a high frequency component; wherein said voltage control oscillator changes an oscillation frequency through an output of said low-pass filter, and wherein said divider switching memory circuit writes the divider control data to a memory, counts divider outputs through a counter to set a read address of the memory, and transmits read data to said variable divider, to set a division value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
190 words
A phase lock loop circuit for switching a division ratio of a variable divider to carry out a fractional division, comprising: a voltage control oscillator; a variable divider for varying a division ratio of an output of a voltage control oscillator in response to a divider control signal; an operation unit for previously calculating divider control data to obtain a division number corresponding to an output frequency; a divider switching memory circuit for writing the divider control data and reading the data every time an output of the variable divider is generated, to set a division value of the variable divider; a phase comparator for phase comparing the output of the variable divider with a reference frequency; and a low-pass filter for inputting an output of the phase comparator and removing a high frequency component; wherein said voltage control oscillator changes an oscillation freciuency through an output of said low-pass filter, and wherein said memory includes a plurality of memory blocks, writes the divider control data having different frequencies to the different memory blocks for the respective frequencies and switches the memory blocks for reading, to change over the frequencies.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
190 words
A phase lock loop circuit for switching a division ratio of a variable divider to carry out a fractional division, comprising: a voltage control oscillator; a variable divider for varying a division ratio of an output of a voltage control oscillator in response to a divider control signal; an operation unit for previously calculating divider control data to obtain a division number corresponding to an output frequency; a divider switching memory circuit for writing the divider control data and reading the data every time an output of the variable divider is generated, to set a division value of the variable divider; a phase comparator for phase comparing the output of the variable divider with a reference frequency; and a low-pass filter for inputting an output of the phase comparator and removing a high frequency component; wherein said voltage control oscillator changes an oscillation freciuency through an output of said low-pass filter, and wherein said memory includes a plurality of memory blocks, writes the divider control data having different frequencies to the different memory blocks for the respective frequencies and switches the memory blocks for reading, to change over the frequencies.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 4 , wherein said operation unit previously calculates a division value in accordance with a calculation algorithm through ΣΔ (sigma delta) modulation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 5 , wherein said operation unit previously calculates a division value in accordance with a calculation algorithm through ΣΔ (sigma delta) modulation.
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