Adaptive spread spectrum
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a circuit configured to generate a spread spectrum clock signal in response to an input signal, wherein (i) said circuit comprises a voltage controlled oscillator having an automatically controlled nonlinear gain, (ii) said nonlinear gain varies according to a function curve in response to changes in frequency of said input signal and (iii) said function curve for said nonlinear gain is determined according to predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a circuit configured to generate a spread spectrum clock signal. The circuit may comprise a voltage controlled oscillator with a gain that may be automatically controlled.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a circuit configured to generate a spread spectrum clock signal in response to an input signal, wherein (i) said circuit comprises a voltage controlled oscillator having an automatically controlled nonlinear gain, (ii) said nonlinear gain varies according to a function curve in response to changes in frequency of said input signal and (iii) said function curve for said nonlinear gain is determined according to predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) configured to generate a spread spectrum clock signal in response to a control signal, wherein (i) said VCO has a nonlinear gain that is automatically controlled (ii) said nonlinear rain varies according to a rain function in response to changes in frequency of a reference signal and (iii) said gain function is determined according to predetermined criteria; and a control circuit configured to generate said control signal in response to (i) said reference signal, (ii) said spread spectrum clock signal, and (iii) a set of ROM codes.
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11. A method for adapting a single spread spectrum ROM code to generate a spread spectrum clock signal over a wide continuous range of frequencies comprising the steps of:
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(A) determining a nonlinear gain function for a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) according to predetermined criteria; (B) adjusting a gain of said VCO according to said gain function in response to changes in frequency of an input signal; and (C) configuring said VCO to generate said spread spectrum clock signal.
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12. A method for adapting a single spread spectrum ROM code to generate a spread spectrum clock signal over a wide continuous range of frequencies comprising the steps of:
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(A) determining a nonlinear gain function for a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) according to predetermined criteria; (B) adjusting a gain of said VCO according to said gain function in response to changes in frequency of an input signal; and (C) configuring said VCO to generate said spread spectrum clock signal, wherein step A comprises the sub-steps of; (A-1) selecting a target frequency for said VCO; (A-2) setting a gain value for said VCO; (A-3) simulating a spread spectrum phase lock loop comprising said VCO for a number of modulation cycles using said target frequency and said gain value; and (A-4) calculating an accumulated error deviation between a modulation profile resulting from simulating said spread spectrum phase lock loop and an ideal modulation profile. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
a circuit configured to generate a spread spectrum clock signal, wherein (i) said circuit comprises a voltage controlled oscillator having an automatically controlled nonlinear gain, (ii) said nonlinear gain varies in response to a frequency of said spread spectrum clock signal and (iii) a function curve for said nonlinear gain is configured to minimize an error deviation of said spread spectrum clock signal from an ideal modulation profile over a predetermined frequency range.
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) configured to generate a spread spectrum clock signal in response to a control signal, wherein (i) said VCO has a nonlinear gain that is automatically controlled and varied in response to a frequency of said spread spectrum clock signal and (ii) a function curve for said nonlinear gain is configured to minimize an error deviation of said spread spectrum clock signal from an ideal modulation profile over a predetermined frequency range; and a control circuit configured to generate said control signal in response to (i) a reference signal, (ii) said spread spectrum clock signal, and (iii) a set of ROM codes.
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