Communication semiconductor integrated circuit device and wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A communication semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising a PLL circuit capable of outputting an oscillation signal of a frequency according to designated frequency information, including:
- a phase detector for detecting a phase difference between a reference signal of a predetermined frequency and a feedback signal;
a charge pump for generating a voltage in response to the phase difference detected by the phase detector; and
an oscillator which can oscillate on the basis of a voltage of a filter capacitor charged/discharged by the charge pump, comprising;
storing means for storing frequency information measured of said oscillator;
a frequency band determining circuit for comparing the measured frequency information stored in said storing means with said designated frequency information, and generating a signal for designating an oscillation frequency band of said oscillator;
a voltage generating circuit for generating a voltage applied to said filter capacitor or the oscillator on the basis of the measured frequency adapted to an oscillation frequency band determined by said frequency band determining circuit stored in said storing means and said designated frequency information;
control voltage switching means which acts so that a voltage according to an output of said charge pump or a voltage generated by said voltage generating circuit is selectively supplied as a control voltage of said oscillator; and
a control circuit for performing a switching control of said control voltage switching means, wherein at start of operation of said PLL circuit, a voltage generated by said voltage generating circuit is supplied as an initial voltage to either said filter capacitor or said oscillator by said control voltage switching means to perform a pull-in operation, and said control voltage switching means is switched to supply a voltage according to an output of the charge pump to said oscillator to lock a PLL loop.
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Abstract
The invention provides a communication semiconductor integrated circuit device (RF IC) capable of pulling in the frequency of a PLL circuit to a desired set frequency at high speed even in the case where a frequency settable range of the PLL circuit is wide without providing a current source other than a current source for charging and discharging in an normal operation. An oscillator as a component of a PLL circuit is constructed so as to be operative in a plurality of bands. In a state where a control voltage of the oscillator is fixed to a predetermined value, an oscillation frequency of the oscillator is measured in each of bands and stored in a storing circuit. A set value for designating a band supplied at the time of PLL operation is compared with the stored measured frequency value. From a result of comparison, a band to be actually used in the oscillator is determined, and a frequency difference between the maximum frequency of the selected band and the set frequency is obtained. Further, a control voltage closest to the set frequency is determined on the basis of the frequency difference and the frequency variable range of the selected band and the control voltage is applied to the oscillator to start oscillating operation. After that, a PLL loop is closed and locked.
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22 Claims
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1. A communication semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising a PLL circuit capable of outputting an oscillation signal of a frequency according to designated frequency information, including:
- a phase detector for detecting a phase difference between a reference signal of a predetermined frequency and a feedback signal;
a charge pump for generating a voltage in response to the phase difference detected by the phase detector; and
an oscillator which can oscillate on the basis of a voltage of a filter capacitor charged/discharged by the charge pump, comprising;
storing means for storing frequency information measured of said oscillator;
a frequency band determining circuit for comparing the measured frequency information stored in said storing means with said designated frequency information, and generating a signal for designating an oscillation frequency band of said oscillator;
a voltage generating circuit for generating a voltage applied to said filter capacitor or the oscillator on the basis of the measured frequency adapted to an oscillation frequency band determined by said frequency band determining circuit stored in said storing means and said designated frequency information;
control voltage switching means which acts so that a voltage according to an output of said charge pump or a voltage generated by said voltage generating circuit is selectively supplied as a control voltage of said oscillator; and
a control circuit for performing a switching control of said control voltage switching means, wherein at start of operation of said PLL circuit, a voltage generated by said voltage generating circuit is supplied as an initial voltage to either said filter capacitor or said oscillator by said control voltage switching means to perform a pull-in operation, and said control voltage switching means is switched to supply a voltage according to an output of the charge pump to said oscillator to lock a PLL loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a phase detector for detecting a phase difference between a reference signal of a predetermined frequency and a feedback signal;
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10. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a communication semiconductor integrated circuit device; and
a baseband circuit, the communication semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising;
a PLL circuit capable of outputting an oscillation signal of a frequency according to designated frequency information, including;
a phase detector for detecting a phase difference between a reference signal of a predetermined frequency and a feedback signal;
a charge pump for generating a voltage in response to the phase difference detected by the phase detector; and
an oscillator which can oscillate in a plurality of frequency bands on the basis of a voltage of a filter capacitor charged/discharged by the charge pump;
storing means for storing frequency information measured in each of predetermined frequency bands of said oscillator;
a frequency band determining circuit for comparing the measured frequency information stored in said storing means with said designated frequency information, and generating a signal for designating an oscillation frequency band of said oscillator;
a voltage generating circuit for generating a voltage applied to said filter capacitor or the oscillator on the basis of the measured frequency adapted to an oscillation frequency band determined by said frequency band determining circuit stored in said storing means and said designated frequency information;
control voltage switching means for selectively supplying a voltage according to an output of said charge pump or a voltage generated by said voltage generating circuit as a control voltage of said oscillator; and
a control circuit for performing a switching control of said control voltage switching means, said communication semiconductor integrated circuit device being constituted such that, at start of operation of said PLL circuit, a voltage generated by said voltage generating circuit is supplied as an initial voltage to either said filter capacitor or said oscillator by said control voltage switching means to perform a pull-in operation, and said control voltage switching means is switched to supply a voltage according to an output of the charge pump to said oscillator to lock a PLL loop, said baseband circuit extracting data from a reception signal down-converted to a desired frequency by the communication semiconductor integrated circuit device and converting transmission data to I and Q signals, wherein said designated frequency information is supplied from said baseband circuit to said communication semiconductor integrated circuit device. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A communication semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising a PLL circuit capable of outputting an oscillation signal of a frequency according to designated frequency information, including:
- a phase detector for detecting a phase difference between a reference signal of a predetermined frequency and a feedback signal;
a voltage generating circuit for generating a voltage in response to the phase difference detected by the phase detector; and
an oscillator which can oscillate on the basis of a voltage of said voltage generating circuit, comprising;
storing means for storing frequency information measured of said oscillator;
a frequency band determining circuit for comparing the measured frequency information stored in said storing means with said designated frequency information, and generating a signal for designating an oscillation frequency band of said oscillator;
a voltage generator for generating a voltage applied to said oscillator on the basis of the measured frequency adapted to an oscillation frequency band determined by said frequency band determining circuit stored in said storing means;
control voltage switching means which acts so that a voltage generated by said voltage generating circuit or a voltage generated by said voltage generator is selectively supplied as a control voltage of said oscillator; and
a control circuit for performing a switching control of said control voltage switching means, wherein by said control voltage switching means, a voltage generated by said voltage generator is supplied to said oscillator and, after that, a voltage generated by said voltage generating circuit is supplied to said oscillator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a phase detector for detecting a phase difference between a reference signal of a predetermined frequency and a feedback signal;
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21. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a communication semiconductor integrated circuit device; and
a baseband circuit, the communication semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising;
a PLL circuit capable of outputting an oscillation signal of a frequency according to designated frequency information, including;
a phase detector for detecting a phase difference between a reference signal of a predetermined frequency and a feedback signal;
a voltage generating circuit for generating a voltage in response to the phase difference detected by the phase detector; and
an oscillator which can oscillate in a plurality of frequency bands on the basis of a voltage of said voltage generating circuit,storing means for storing frequency information measured in each of frequency bands of said oscillator;
a frequency band determining circuit for comparing the measured frequency information stored in said storing means with said designated frequency information and generating a signal for designating an oscillation frequency band of said oscillator;
a voltage generator for generating a voltage applied to said oscillator on the basis of the measured frequency adapted to an oscillation frequency band determined by said frequency band determining circuit stored in said storing means;
control voltage switching means for selectively supplying, as a control voltage of said oscillator, a voltage generated by said voltage generating circuit or a voltage generated by said voltage generator; and
a control circuit for performing a switching control of said control voltage switching means, said communication semiconductor integrated circuit device being constituted such that, by said control voltage switching means, a voltage generated by said voltage generator is supplied to said oscillator and, after that, a voltage generated by said voltage generating circuit is supplied to said oscillator, said baseband circuit extracting data from a reception signal down-converted to a desired frequency by the communication semiconductor integrated circuit device, wherein said designated frequency information is supplied from said baseband circuit to said communication semiconductor integrated circuit device. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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