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US 7,576,614 · App. 11/769,071 · Granted Aug 18, 2009

Frequency independent control

Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,576,614
App. No.
11/769,071
Granted
Aug 18, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A phase-locked loop (PLL) is disclosed. One embodiment, among others, includes a PLL that provides a control signal and a square root module configured to receive state information, the state information corresponding to tuning information, the square root module further configured to multiply the control signal by a square root of the state information to provide a tuning signal.

Claims (24)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a first signal, the first signal corresponding to a frequency control voltage; and

providing a second signal based on a square root of state information and the frequency control voltage, the second signal comprising a substantially frequency-independent control signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing a second signal based on a square root of state information and the frequency control voltage further comprises multiplying the square root of the state information and the frequency control voltage.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of receiving a third signal, the third signal corresponding to the state information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the state information corresponds to tuning information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the state information is provided by a frequency control circuit.

6. A system, comprising:

means for providing a first signal, the first signal corresponding to a frequency control voltage; and

means for:

receiving the first signal;

receiving a third signal corresponding to state information; and

providing a second signal based on a square root of the state information and the frequency control voltage, the second signal comprising a substantially frequency-independent control signal.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the means for receiving the first signal, receiving the third signal, and providing the second signal comprises a square root module that multiplies the square root of the state information with the frequency control voltage.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the means for receiving the first signal, receiving the third signal, and providing the second signal and the means for providing the first signal are embodied in a portable transceiver.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the state information corresponds to tuning information.

10. The system of claim 6 , further comprising means for providing the third signal.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the means for providing the third signal comprises a frequency control circuit.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

a phase-locked loop comprising a square root module configured to receive a first signal, the first signal corresponding to a frequency control voltage, and provide a second signal based on a square root of state information and the frequency control voltage, the second signal comprising a substantially frequency-independent control signal.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the square root module is further configured to receive a third signal corresponding to the state information.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the phase-locked loop further comprises a frequency control circuit configured to provide the third signal.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the state information corresponds to tuning information.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the phase-locked loop is embodied in a portable transceiver.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2007
From: ZACHAN, JEFFREY; HATCHER, GEOFF; YOUSSOUFIAN, EDWARD
To: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 1138518100 · Mar 21, 2006
Division 1084926600 · May 19, 2004
Related Publication 20070247200A1 · Oct 25, 2007