Charge pump circuit and phase lock loop circuit having the same
View Patent ↗A charge pump circuit and a phase lock loop circuit (PLL) having the same are provided. A main voltage divider and an assistant voltage divider configured in the charge pump circuit generate a voltage division within a predetermined time of activating the charge pump circuit. Therefore, when the charge pump circuit initiates operating, a voltage of a control end of a main switch set configured in the charge pump circuit is set to be the voltage division. The voltage of the control end is gradually decreased from the voltage division to a stable voltage according to a first current and a second current flowing through the main switch set. Accordingly, it can decrease the time from initiating operation of the pump circuit to stabilizing the voltage of the control end, thereby it can increase the working efficiency of the PLL.
1. A charge pump circuit, comprising:
an up-side current source, configured for providing a first current;
a down-side current source, configured for providing a second current;
a main switch set, an end of the main switch set connected with the up-side current source serially and another end of the main switch set connected with the down-side current source serially, the main switch set having a control end, the main switch set configured for controlling the first current to flow from the up-side current source to the control end according to a rising signal, controlling the second current to flow from the control end to the down-side current source according to a falling signal, and outputting a voltage of the control end;
an assist switch set, an end of the assistant switch set electrically connected with the end of the main switch set and another end of the assistant switch set electrically connected with the another end of the main switch set, the assistant switch set having an assistant end, the assistant switch set configured for controlling the first current to flow from the up-side current source to the assistant end according to the inversely rising signal, and controlling the second current to flow from the assistant end to the down-side current source according to the inversely falling signal;
a main voltage divider, coupled to the main switch set and configured for generating a voltage division to the control end when the charge pump circuit is activated, and stopping generating the voltage division to the control end after a predetermined time of activating the charge pump circuit; and
an assistant voltage divider, coupled to the assistant switch set and generating the voltage division to the assistant end.
2. The charge pump circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the main switch set has a first switch and a second switch, the first switch is coupled to the second switch, and the control end is disposed between the first switch and the second switch, the first switch controls the first current to flow from the up-side current source to the control end according to the rising signal, and the second switch controls the second current to flow from the control end to the down-side current source according to the falling signal.
3. The charge pump circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the assistant switch set has a third switch and a fourth switch, the third switch is coupled to the fourth switch, and the assistant end is disposed between the third switch and the fourth switch, the third switch controls the first current to flow from the up-side current source to the assistant end according to the inversely rising signal and the fourth switch controls the second current to flow from the assistant end to the down-side current source according to the inversely falling signal.
4. The charge pump circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the main voltage divider comprises:
two switches; and
a voltage division component, serially connected between the two switches and having a voltage division end electrically connected to the control end;
wherein, the two switches are turned on or turned off according to an initial signal, to generate or stop generating the voltage division at the voltage division end.
5. The charge pump circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the assistant voltage divider has an assistant voltage division end electrically connected to the assistant end, and generates the voltage division at the assistant voltage division end.
6. The charge pump circuit according to claim 4 , wherein the voltage division component comprises:
a first capacitor, an end of the first capacitor configured for receiving a power voltage via the switch; and
a second capacitor, an end of the second capacitor electrically connected to another end of the first capacitor, another end of the second capacitor being grounded via the other switch, and the voltage division end disposed between the first capacitor and the second capacitor.
7. The charge pump circuit according to claim 6 , wherein the first capacitor is a P type transistor, the second capacitor is an N type transistor, a source and a drain of the P type transistor receive the power voltage via one of the switches, a gate of the P type transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the N type transistor, and a source and a drain of the N type transistor are grounded via the another of the switches.
8. The charge pump circuit according to claim 5 , wherein the assistant voltage divider comprises:
a third capacitor, an end of the third capacitor configured for receiving a power voltage; and
a fourth capacitor, an end of the fourth capacitor electrically connected to another end of the third capacitor, another end of the fourth capacitor being grounded, and the assistant voltage division end disposed between the third capacitor and the fourth capacitor.
9. The charge pump circuit according to claim 8 , wherein the third capacitor is a P type transistor, the fourth capacitor is an N type transistor, a source and a drain of the P type transistor receive the power voltage, a gate of the P type transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the N type transistor, and a source and a drain of the N type transistor are grounded.
10. A phase lock loop circuit, comprising:
a charge pump circuit, comprising:
an up-side current source, configured for providing a first current;
a down-side current source, configured for providing a second current;
a main switch set, an end of the main switch set connected with the up-side current source serially and another end of the main switch set connected with the down-side current source serially, the main switch set having a control end, the main switch set controlling the first current to flow from the up-side current source to the control end according to a rising signal, controlling the second current to flow from the control end to the down-side current source according to a falling signal, and outputting a voltage of the control end;
an assist switch set, an end of the assistant switch set electrically connected with the end of the main switch set and another end of the assistant switch set electrically connected with the another end of the main switch set, the assistant switch set having an assistant end, the assistant switch set controlling the first current to flow from the up-side current source to the assistant end according to the inversely rising signal, and controlling the second current to flow from the assistant end to the down-side current source according to the inversely falling signal;
a main voltage divider, coupled to the main switch set and configured for generating a voltage division to the control end when the charge pump circuit is activated, and stopping generating the voltage division to the control end after a predetermined time of activating the charge pump circuit; and
an assistant voltage divider, coupled to the assistant switch set and configured for generating the voltage division to the assistant end;
a phase frequency detector, coupled to the charge pump circuit and configured for receiving a reference frequency signal and a frequency dividing signal and accordingly controlling the first current and the second current to flow to the control end and the assistant end;
a loop filter, coupled to the charge pump circuit and configured for receiving a voltage of the control end to filter and convert the voltage of the control end into a control voltage;
a voltage-controlled oscillator, coupled to the loop filter and configured for receiving the control voltage to accordingly generate an output signal, wherein the frequency of the output signal is controlled by the control voltage; and
a frequency divider, coupled between the voltage-controlled oscillator and the phase frequency detector, and configured for receiving the output signal and dividing the frequency of the output signal to generate the frequency dividing signal.
11. The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 10 , wherein the main switch set has a first switch and a second switch, the first switch is coupled to the second switch, and the control end is disposed between the first switch and the second switch, the first switch controls the first current to flow from the up-side current source to the control end according to the rising signal, and the second switch controls the second current to flow from the control end to the down-side current source according to the falling signal.
12. The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 11 , wherein the assistant switch set has a third switch and a fourth switch, the third switch is coupled to the fourth switch, and the assistant end is disposed between the third switch and the fourth switch, the third switch controls the first current to flow from the up-side current source to the assistant end according to the inversely rising signal and the fourth switch controls the second current to flow from the assistant end to the down-side current source according to the inversely falling signal.
13. The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 10 , wherein the main voltage divider comprises:
two switches; and
a voltage division component, serially connected between the two switches and having a voltage division end electrically connected to the control end;
wherein, the two switches are turned on or turned off according to an initial signal, to generate or stop generating the voltage division at the voltage division end.
14. The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 10 , wherein the assistant voltage divider has an assistant voltage division end electrically connected to the assistant end, and generates the voltage division at the assistant voltage division end.
15. The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 13 , wherein the voltage division component comprises:
a first capacitor, an end of the first capacitor configured for receiving a power voltage via the switch; and
a second capacitor, an end of the second capacitor electrically connected to another end of the first capacitor, another end of the second capacitor being grounded via the other switch, and the voltage division end disposed between the first capacitor and the second capacitor.
16. The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 15 , wherein the first capacitor is a P type transistor, the second capacitor is an N type transistor, a source and a drain of the P type transistor receives the power voltage via one of the switches, a gate of the P type transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the N type transistor, and a source and a drain of the N type transistor are grounded via the another of the switches.
17. The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 14 , wherein the assistant voltage divider comprises:
a third capacitor, an end of the third capacitor configured for receiving a power voltage; and
a fourth capacitor, an end of the fourth capacitor electrically connected to another end of the third capacitor, another end of the fourth capacitor being grounded, and the assistant voltage division end disposed between the third capacitor and the fourth capacitor.
18. The phase lock loop circuit according to claim 17 , wherein the third capacitor is a P type transistor, the fourth capacitor is an N type transistor, a source and a drain of the P type transistor receive the power voltage, a gate of the P type transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the N type transistor, and a source and a drain of the N type transistor are grounded.