Digital clock signal generator, chip, and method for generating spread-spectrum synchronous clock signals

    公开(公告)号:US11848679B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-19

    申请号:US16975258

    申请日:2019-10-09

    CPC classification number: H03L7/089 H03K19/1737 H03L7/0991

    Abstract: The present application discloses a circuit for generating spread-spectrum synchronous clock signal. The circuit includes a frequency detector comprising a fraction controller configured to compare an input signal of a first frequency with a feedback signal of a second frequency in a loop of feedback to generate a first control signal and a second control signal alternately for determining a control word to track the first frequency and a phase-shift controller configured to register n levels for the first control signal and the second control signal to introduce n phase delays for changing a fraction part of the control word randomly to provide a broadened boundary. The circuit also includes a digitally controlled oscillator configured to generate a synthesized periodic signal based on a base time unit, the first frequency, and the control word, with the second frequency being locked within the broadened boundary of the first frequency.

    SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD, AND DIGIT-TO-TIME CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220029627A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-27

    申请号:US17296672

    申请日:2020-08-13

    Abstract: A signal generating electric circuit, a signal generating method, a digit-to-time converting electric circuit and a digit-to-time converting method. The signal generating electric circuit includes: a first generating electric circuit configured for, based on a first frequency control word and a reference time unit, generating a periodic first output signal; and a second generating electric circuit configured for, based on a second frequency control word and the reference time unit, generating a periodic second output signal. The first frequency control word includes a first integer part and a first fractional part, the second frequency control word includes a second integer part and a second fractional part, the first integer part is equal to the second integer part, the first fractional part and the second fractional part are not equal, and a period of the first output signal and a period of the second output signal are not equal.

    Signal generation circuit and method, and digit-to-time conversion circuit and method

    公开(公告)号:US11588491B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17296305

    申请日:2020-08-10

    Abstract: A signal generating electric circuit, a signal generating method, a digit-to-time converting electric circuit and a digit-to-time converting method. The signal generating electric circuit includes: a first generating electric circuit configured for, based on a first frequency control word and a reference time unit, generating a periodic first output signal; and a second generating electric circuit configured for, based on a second frequency control word and the reference time unit, generating a periodic second output signal. The first frequency control word includes a first integer part and a first fractional part, the second frequency control word includes a second integer part and a second fractional part, the first integer part is equal to the second integer part, the first fractional part is not zero, the second fractional part is zero, and a period of the first output signal and a period of the second output signal are not equal.

    Optical communication drive circuit and method, optical communication transmitter and system, and vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11474556B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US16769297

    申请日:2019-03-29

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical communication drive circuit and method, an optical communication transmitter, an optical communication system, and a vehicle. The optical communication drive circuit includes a clock circuit and a modulation circuit. The clock circuit is configured to output a clock signal with an initial frequency signal as an input under control of information to be transmitted. The clock signal includes alternating first and second frequency signals, the first frequency signal and the second frequency signal having different frequencies and being generated based on the initial frequency signal; and the modulation circuit is configured to modulate an optical signal by the clock signal to obtain a modulated optical signal.

    Measuring device and measuring method

    公开(公告)号:US11177797B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US16633298

    申请日:2019-01-02

    Abstract: A measuring device and a measuring method are provided. The measuring device includes an oscillating circuit, a time average frequency-frequency lock loop, and a digital signal processing circuit. The oscillation circuit includes an element to be measured and is configured to output a signal having an oscillation frequency correlated with an element value of the element to be measured. The time average frequency-frequency lock loop is configured to receive the signal output by the oscillation circuit and output a frequency control word correlated with the oscillation frequency. The digital signal processing circuit is configured to read the frequency control word output by the time average frequency-frequency lock loop and obtain the element value of the element to be measured according to the read frequency control word. The measuring device is easy to integrate, has small volume, low power consumption, and high reliability, and can achieve high-precision measurement.

    Parameter determination method and device for spread spectrum circuit, and clock spread spectrum method and device

    公开(公告)号:US11139819B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US16651511

    申请日:2019-04-23

    Abstract: A parameter determination method for a spread spectrum circuit, a clock spread spectrum method, a parameter determination device for a spread spectrum circuit, and a clock spread spectrum device are disclosed. The parameter determination method for the spread spectrum circuit includes: obtaining a base time unit and a target frequency; determining a spread spectrum depth coefficient according to the base time unit and the target frequency; determining whether the spread spectrum depth coefficient is greater than or equal to a base spread spectrum depth coefficient; if yes, determining the spread spectrum depth coefficient as a standard spread spectrum depth coefficient and determining a standard frequency control word according to the standard spread spectrum depth coefficient; and if no, adjusting the base time unit until a corresponding spread spectrum depth coefficient corresponding to the base time unit is greater than or equal to the base spread spectrum depth coefficient.

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