Programmable dual phase-locked loop clock signal generator and conditioner
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1. An apparatus including integrated clock signal generator circuitry, comprising:
- a first electrode to convey an off-chip control signal for off-chip voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) circuitry;
a second electrode to convey from said off-chip VCO circuitry an off-chip VCO signal having a first frequency related to said off-chip control signal;
first phase detection circuitry coupled to said first and second electrodes and responsive to an input reference signal and a phase lock loop (PLL) signal by providing said off-chip control signal;
frequency alteration circuitry coupled to said second electrode and responsive to said off-chip VCO signal by providing an intermediate signal having a second frequency related to said first frequency; and
PLL circuitry coupled to said frequency alteration circuitry and responsive to said intermediate signal by providing said PLL signal, wherein said PLL signal has a third frequency related to said second frequency and is synchronized with said input reference signal.
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Abstract
A clock signal generator and conditioner in which dual integrated phase-locked loop (PLL) circuits use an off-chip frequency-pullable crystal resonator or voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) module and an on-chip VCO with intra-PLL frequency doubling to provide a clock signal with reduced in-band phase noise and RMS jitter. As desired, synchronization between the input and output clocks can also be provided.
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1. An apparatus including integrated clock signal generator circuitry, comprising:
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a first electrode to convey an off-chip control signal for off-chip voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) circuitry; a second electrode to convey from said off-chip VCO circuitry an off-chip VCO signal having a first frequency related to said off-chip control signal; first phase detection circuitry coupled to said first and second electrodes and responsive to an input reference signal and a phase lock loop (PLL) signal by providing said off-chip control signal; frequency alteration circuitry coupled to said second electrode and responsive to said off-chip VCO signal by providing an intermediate signal having a second frequency related to said first frequency; and PLL circuitry coupled to said frequency alteration circuitry and responsive to said intermediate signal by providing said PLL signal, wherein said PLL signal has a third frequency related to said second frequency and is synchronized with said input reference signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus including integrated clock signal generator circuitry, comprising:
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first phase detector means for receiving an input reference signal and a phase lock loop (PLL) signal and in response thereto providing an off-chip control signal for off-chip voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) circuitry; frequency alteration means for receiving an off-chip VCO signal from said off-chip VCO circuitry and in response thereto providing an intermediate signal, wherein said off-chip VCO signal has a first frequency related to said off-chip control signal and said intermediate signal has a second frequency related to said first frequency; and PLL means for receiving said intermediate signal and in response thereto providing said PLL signal, wherein said PLL signal has a third frequency related to said second frequency and is synchronized with said input reference signal.
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