Injection-controlled-locked phase-locked loop
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an injection-locked phase-locked loop; and
a delay-locked loop coupled to the injection-locked phase-locked loop;
wherein an injection-locked oscillator of the injection-locked phase-locked loop is in a feedback loop path of the delay-locked loop.
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Abstract
An apparatus relates generally to an injection-controlled-locked phase-locked loop (“ICL-PLL”) is disclosed. In this apparatus, a delay-locked loop is coupled to an injection-locked phase-locked loop. An injection-locked oscillator of the injection-locked phase-locked loop is in a feedback loop path of the delay-locked loop.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an injection-locked phase-locked loop; and a delay-locked loop coupled to the injection-locked phase-locked loop; wherein an injection-locked oscillator of the injection-locked phase-locked loop is in a feedback loop path of the delay-locked loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a pulse generator to receive a reference frequency signal to generate a pulse signal; an adjustable delay to receive the pulse signal to provide a first delayed pulse signal; an injection-locked oscillator coupled to receive the first delayed pulse signal and to receive a first control signal to provide an oscillator output signal responsive thereto; wherein the first control signal is of a first locked loop; wherein the first locked loop includes the injection-locked oscillator; a second locked loop coupled to receive a reference signal and the oscillator output signal to provide a second control signal; wherein the reference signal is either the reference frequency signal or a version of the pulse signal; wherein the second locked loop includes the adjustable delay; wherein the injection-locked oscillator is in a feedback path of the second locked loop; and wherein the second control signal is coupled to control delay of the adjustable delay to control position of a pulse of the first delayed pulse signal for injection into the injection-locked oscillator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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obtaining a reference frequency signal by an injection-locked phase-locked loop; generating a pulse signal with a pulse generator of the injection-locked phase-locked loop coupled to receive the reference frequency signal; providing a reference signal to a delay-locked loop coupled to the injection-locked phase-locked loop; wherein the reference signal is either the pulse signal or the reference frequency signal; self-adjusting a delay of the delay-locked loop to control pulse injection in the injection-locked phase-locked loop responsive to a detected phase difference between an injection-locked oscillator output of the injection-locked phase-locked loop and a version of the reference signal; and outputting the injection-locked oscillator output from the injection-locked phase-locked loop. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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