Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Digital calibration for multiphase oscillators
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Application No.: US14858965Application Date: 2015-09-18
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Publication No.: US09722539B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Mohammad Hekmat , Reza Navid
- Applicant: Rambus Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Rambus Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rambus Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- Main IPC: H03B27/00
- IPC: H03B27/00 ; H03L7/06 ; H03L7/23 ; H03L7/099

Abstract:
A phase-locked loop circuit comprises a multi-phase oscillator having a plurality of coupled oscillators. A calibration module detects mismatches between frequency characteristics of the different oscillators in the phase-locked loop circuit during a calibration process. The calibration module then calibrates the various oscillators to compensate for the detected mismatch. Once calibrated, the phase-locked loop circuit can operate with little or no performance degradation despite the mismatch in frequency characteristics between the different oscillators.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160072440A1 Digital Calibration for Multiphase Oscillators Public/Granted day:2016-03-10
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