INJECTION-LOCKED PHASE LOCKED LOOP CIRCUITS USING DELAY LOCKED LOOPS
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1. An injection-locked phase-locked loop (ILPLL) circuit, comprising:
- a delay-locked loop (DLL) configured to generate a DLL clock by performing a delay-locked operation on a reference clock; and
an ILPLL including a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), the ILPLL being configured to generate an output clock by performing an injection synchronous phase-locked operation on the reference clock, whereinthe DLL clock is injected into the VCO as an injection clock of the VCO.
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Abstract
An injection-locked phase-locked loop (ILPLL) circuit includes a delay-locked loop (DLL) and an ILPLL. The DLL is configured to generate a DLL clock by performing a delay-locked operation on a reference clock. The ILPLL includes a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), and is configured to generate an output clock by performing an injection synchronous phase-locked operation on the reference clock. The DLL clock is injected into the VCO as an injection clock of the VCO.
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20 Claims
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1. An injection-locked phase-locked loop (ILPLL) circuit, comprising:
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a delay-locked loop (DLL) configured to generate a DLL clock by performing a delay-locked operation on a reference clock; and an ILPLL including a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), the ILPLL being configured to generate an output clock by performing an injection synchronous phase-locked operation on the reference clock, wherein the DLL clock is injected into the VCO as an injection clock of the VCO. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A semiconductor memory device, comprising:
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a memory core including a plurality of memory cells; a control circuit configured to write data to, and read data stored in, the plurality of memory cells in response to command and address signals; and an internal clock generation circuit configured to generate an internal clock for operation of the semiconductor memory device, the internal clock generation circuit including, a delay-locked loop (DLL) configured to generate a DLL clock by performing a delay-locked operation on a reference clock, and an injection-locked phase-locked loop (ILPLL) including a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), the ILPLL being configured to generate the internal clock by performing an injection synchronous phase-locked operation on the reference clock, and the DLL clock being injected into the VCO as an injection clock of the VCO. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An injection-locked phase-locked loop (ILPLL) circuit, comprising:
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a delay-locked loop (DLL) configured to generate a DLL clock based on a reference clock; and a voltage controlled oscillator configured to generate an output clock based on the DLL clock and an oscillation controlled voltage, the oscillation controlled voltage being generated based on the reference clock and the output clock, and a phase of the output clock being aligned with a phase of the DLL clock. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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