Fast locking dual loop clock and data recovery circuits

    公开(公告)号:US12052023B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US18158662

    申请日:2023-01-24

    CPC classification number: H03L7/187 H03L7/093 H03L7/0992

    Abstract: A clock recovery circuit includes a frequency tracking loop including a first charge pump, and a phase tracking loop including a second charge pump. A voltage-controlled oscillator responds to the frequency tracking loop in a first operating mode and to the phase tracking loop in a second operating mode. A lock detector outputs an activation signal that indicates whether the clock recovery circuit has acquired frequency lock. A loop filter coupled to an input of the voltage-controlled oscillator includes a switchable resistor and a programmable delay element responsive to the activation signal. The first charge pump is disabled when the activation signal indicates frequency lock has been acquired, and disabled when the activation signal indicates frequency lock has not been acquired. The switchable resistor is bypassed when an output of the programmable delay element is in the first signaling state.

    Analog receiver front-end with variable gain amplifier embedded in an equalizer structure

    公开(公告)号:US11863356B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-02

    申请号:US17589782

    申请日:2022-01-31

    CPC classification number: H04L25/03057 H04L25/03885

    Abstract: A receiver has a first equalizer circuit that includes a first stage having a source degeneration circuit and a trans-impedance amplifier (TIA). The source degeneration circuit includes a resistor coupled in parallel with a capacitor. The TIA includes an embedded variable gain amplifier with a gain controlled by feedback resistors. Each feedback resistor is coupled between input and output of the TIA. In some implementations, the receiving circuit has a second equalizer circuit coupled in series with the first equalizer circuit. The second equalizer circuit includes a first stage having a source degeneration circuit and a TIA. The source degeneration circuit in the second equalizer circuit has a source degeneration resistor coupled in parallel with a source degeneration capacitor and the TIA includes an embedded variable gain amplifier whose gain is controlled by feedback resistors coupled between input and output of the TIA in the second equalizer circuit.

    Circuits and methods for maintaining gain for a continuous-time linear equalizer

    公开(公告)号:US11469730B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US17099183

    申请日:2020-11-16

    Inventor: Miao Li Li Sun Hao Liu

    Abstract: A bias structure includes a reference voltage node connected to gate structures of a first NMOS transistor and a second NMOS transistor, a bias voltage node comprising a bias voltage, and a first op amp having a first input connected to the reference voltage, a second input connected to a drain of the first NMOS transistor, and an output connected to gate structures of a first PMOS transistor and a second PMOS transistor. The bias structure further includes a second op amp having a first input connected to the reference voltage, a second input connected to a drain of the second NMOS transistor, and an output connected to a gate structure of a third NMOS transistor and the bias voltage node. The first NMOS transistor matches a transistor of a differential pair of an integrated circuit device.

    Ultra-high bandwidth inductorless amplifier

    公开(公告)号:US11736069B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17173947

    申请日:2021-02-11

    Inventor: Hao Liu Li Sun Dong Ren

    Abstract: An amplifier has a first amplifying circuit configured to receive a voltage input and to output an amplified current, a second amplifying circuit configured to receive the amplified current and to output an amplified voltage, the second amplifying circuit comprising a pair of feedback resistive elements, each feedback resistive element being coupled to a gate and drain of a corresponding transistor in a pair of output transistors in the second amplifying circuit, and a feedback circuit configured to provide a negative feedback loop between an input and an output of the pair of output transistors, the feedback circuit including a first transconductance amplification circuit and a first equalizing circuit.

    Wideband rail-to-rail voltage controlled oscillator

    公开(公告)号:US11923861B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US18164211

    申请日:2023-02-03

    CPC classification number: H03L7/0995 H03L7/0891 H03L7/091

    Abstract: A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), including: at least one second upper voltage rail; at least one second lower voltage rail; a ring of N cascaded inverters, wherein the set of N cascaded inverters are coupled between the at least one second upper voltage rail and the at least one second lower voltage rail; at least one first frequency band select circuit coupled between first upper voltage rail and the at least one second upper voltage rail; at least one second frequency band select circuit coupled between the at least one second lower voltage rail and first lower voltage rail; at least one first VCO frequency control circuit coupled between the first upper voltage rail and the at least one second upper voltage rail; and at least one second VCO frequency control circuit coupled between the at least one second lower voltage rail and the first lower voltage rail.

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