IP Library Granted Patent US 10,224,871
Granted Patent B1
US 10,224,871 · App. 16/053,178 · Granted Mar 5, 2019

Quadrature oscillation circuit and CDR circuit

Inventor: Takashi Shiraishi (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
H03B5/1209H03L7/099H04B10/2507H04B10/5561H04B10/613H04B10/6165H04L7/0075H04L7/0331H03B5/1228H03B5/1231H03B2200/0078H03L7/087H03L7/093
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Patent No.
US 10,224,871
App. No.
16/053,178
Granted
Mar 5, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A quadrature oscillation circuit includes a plurality of adjacent quadrature oscillators, wherein a first quadrature oscillator includes a first I-phase inductor, a first Q-phase inductor, and a first drive circuit that generates a first I-phase current passing the first I-phase inductor and a first Q-phase current passing the first Q-phase inductor such that phases of a first I-phase differential signal from the first I-phase inductor are different from phases of a first Q-phase differential signal from the first Q-phase inductor, a second quadrature oscillator includes a second I-phase inductor, a second Q-phase inductor, and a second drive circuit that generates a second I-phase current passing the second I-phase inductor and a second Q-phase current passing the second Q-phase inductor such that phases of a second I-phase differential signal from the second I-phase inductor are different from phases of a second Q-phase differential signal from the second Q-phase inductor.

Claims (28)

1. A quadrature oscillation circuit comprising

a plurality of adjacent quadrature oscillators, wherein

a first quadrature oscillator in the quadrature oscillators includes

a first I-phase inductor,

a first Q-phase inductor, and

a first drive circuit that generates a first I-phase current passing through the first I-phase inductor and a first Q-phase current passing through the first Q-phase inductor such that phases of a first I-phase differential signal output from both sides of the first I-phase inductor and phases of a first Q-phase differential signal output from both sides of the first Q-phase inductor are different from each other,

a second quadrature oscillator in the quadrature oscillators includes

a second I-phase inductor,

a second Q-phase inductor, and

a second drive circuit that generates a second I-phase current passing through the second I-phase inductor and a second Q-phase current passing through the second Q-phase inductor such that phases of a second I-phase differential signal output from both sides of the second I-phase inductor and phases of a second Q-phase differential signal output from both sides of the second Q-phase inductor are different from each other, and

the second drive circuit generates the second Q-phase current whose phase is inversed with respect to the phase of the first Q-phase current when the first I-phase current and the second I-phase current are in phase, and generates the second I-phase current whose phase is inversed with respect to the phase of the first I-phase current when the first Q-phase current and the second Q-phase current are in phase.

2. The quadrature oscillation circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the first drive circuit delays the phase of the first Q-phase current with respect to the phase of the first I-phase current such that the phases of the first Q-phase differential signal are delayed with respect to the phases of the first I-phase differential signal, and

the second drive circuit advances the phase of the second Q-phase current with respect to the phase of the second I-phase current such that the phases of the second Q-phase differential signal are advanced with respect to the phases of the second I-phase differential signal.

3. The quadrature oscillation circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the first I-phase inductor and the second I-phase inductor are symmetric with respect to a line and the first Q-phase inductor and the second Q-phase inductor are symmetric with respect to a line.

4. The quadrature oscillation circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the first I-phase inductor and the second I-phase inductor are disposed such that the axis directions are parallel to each other and the first Q-phase inductor and the second Q-phase inductor are disposed such that the axis directions are parallel to each other.

5. A clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit comprising:

a plurality of adjacent quadrature oscillators; and

a plurality of CDR parts in the respective quadrature oscillators, wherein

each of the CDR parts recovers, from a data signal including superimposed clocks, the clocks and data in accordance with a four-phase signal output from a corresponding quadrature oscillator,

a first quadrature oscillator in the quadrature oscillators includes a first I-phase inductor, a first Q-phase inductor, and a first drive circuit that generates a first I-phase current passing through the first I-phase inductor and a first Q-phase current passing through the first Q-phase inductor such that phases of a first I-phase differential signal output from both sides of the first I-phase inductor and phases of a first Q-phase differential signal output from both sides of the first Q-phase inductor are different from each other,

a second quadrature oscillator in the quadrature oscillators includes a second I-phase inductor, a second Q-phase inductor, and a second drive circuit that generates a second I-phase current passing through the second I-phase inductor and a second Q-phase current passing through the second Q-phase inductor such that phases of a second I-phase differential signal output from both sides of the second I-phase inductor and phases of a second Q-phase differential signal output from both sides of the second Q-phase inductor are different from each other, and

the second drive circuit generates the second Q-phase current whose phase is inversed with respect to the phase of the first Q-phase current when the first I-phase current and the second I-phase current are in phase, and generates the second I-phase current whose phase is inversed with respect to the phase of the first I-phase current when the first Q-phase current and the second Q-phase current are in phase.

6. The CDR circuit according to claim 5 , wherein

the first drive circuit delays the phase of the first Q-phase current with respect to the phase of the first I-phase current such that the phases of the first Q-phase differential signal are delayed with respect to the phases of the first I-phase differential signal, and

the second drive circuit advances the phase of the second Q-phase current with respect to the phase of the second I-phase current such that the phases of the second Q-phase differential signal are advanced with respect to the phases of the second I-phase differential signal.

7. The CDR circuit according to claim 5 , wherein the first I-phase inductor and the second I-phase inductor are symmetric with respect to a line and the first Q-phase inductor and the second Q-phase inductor are symmetric with respect to a line.

8. The CDR circuit according to claim 5 , wherein the first I-phase inductor and the second I-phase inductor are disposed such that the axis directions are parallel to each other and the first Q-phase inductor and the second Q-phase inductor are disposed such that the axis directions are parallel to each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2018
From: SHIRAISHI, TAKASHI
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 046540/0041 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-158175 · Aug 18, 2017 · national