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Granted Patent B2
US 10,461,756 · App. 16/344,758 · Granted Oct 29, 2019

PLL circuit

Inventors: Koji Tsutsumi (Tokyo, JP); Yuki Yanagihara (Tokyo, JP); Mitsuhiro Shimozawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
H03L7/0891H03L7/099H03L7/197
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,461,756
App. No.
16/344,758
Granted
Oct 29, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first frequency accumulator ( 7 a ) operates using an output signal of a variable frequency divider ( 3 ) as a clock. A second frequency accumulator ( 7 b ) operates using a reference signal from a reference signal source ( 1 ) as a clock. A comparison operating circuit ( 11 ) compares the output values of the first frequency accumulator ( 7 a ) and the second frequency accumulator ( 7 b ), and calculates a parameter so that a result of the comparison falls within a set value. A digital-analog converter ( 9 ) outputs a signal to be added to an output of a loop filter ( 6 ) depending on the parameter output from the comparison operating circuit ( 11 ).

Claims (39)

1. A PLL circuit comprising:

a voltage-controlled oscillator to transmit a frequency signal corresponding to a voltage of a supplied signal;

a variable frequency divider to perform frequency dividing on an output signal of the voltage-controlled oscillator at a supplied frequency dividing ratio;

a phase frequency comparator to compare an output signal of the variable frequency divider with a reference signal;

a charge pump to output a signal corresponding to a result of the comparison performed by the phase frequency comparator;

a loop filter to supply a signal obtained by smoothing the output signal of the charge pump to the voltage-controlled oscillator;

a ΔΣ modulator to generate the frequency dividing ratio for the variable frequency divider depending on a supplied signal;

a first frequency accumulator to operate using the output signal of the variable frequency divider as a clock, and generate an output value corresponding to the clock as an input value for the ΔΣ modulator;

a second frequency accumulator to operate using the reference signal as a clock, and generate an output value corresponding to the clock;

a comparison operating circuit to compare the output values of the first frequency accumulator and the second frequency accumulator, and calculate a parameter so that a result of the comparison falls within a set value; and

a digital-analog converting circuit to output a signal to be added to an output of the loop filter depending on the parameter output from the comparison operating circuit.

2. The PLL circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the second frequency accumulator of claim 1 is replaced with both a first counter that operates using the output signal of the variable frequency divider as a clock and outputs a count value corresponding to the clock, and a second counter that operates using the reference signal as a clock and outputs a count value corresponding to the clock, and

the comparison operating circuit of claim 1 is replaced with a comparison operating circuit that calculates the parameter so that a difference between the count values of the first counter and the second counter falls within a set value.

3. The PLL circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising

a frequency divider to perform frequency dividing on the output signal of the voltage-controlled oscillator,

wherein

the second frequency accumulator of claim 1 is replaced with both a first counter that operates using an output signal of the frequency divider as a clock and outputs a count value corresponding to the clock, and a second counter that operates using the reference signal as a clock and outputs a count value corresponding to the clock, and

the comparison operating circuit of claim 1 is replaced with a comparison operating circuit that calculates the parameter so that a difference between the count values of the first counter and the second counter falls within a set value.

4. A PLL circuit comprising:

a voltage-controlled oscillator to transmit a frequency signal corresponding to a voltage of a supplied signal;

a variable frequency divider to perform frequency dividing on an output signal of the voltage-controlled oscillator at a supplied frequency dividing ratio;

a phase frequency comparator to compare an output signal of the variable frequency divider with a reference signal;

a charge pump to output a signal corresponding to a result of the comparison performed by the phase frequency comparator, the charge pump being capable of changing the output depending on a supplied parameter;

a loop filter to supply a signal obtained by smoothing the output signal of the charge pump to the voltage-controlled oscillator;

a ΔΣ modulator to generate the frequency dividing ratio for the variable frequency divider depending on a supplied signal;

a first frequency accumulator to operate using the output signal of the variable frequency divider as a clock, and generate an output value corresponding to the clock as an input value for the ΔΣ modulator;

a second frequency accumulator to operate using the reference signal as a clock, and generate an output value corresponding to the clock; and

a comparison operating circuit to compare the output values of the first frequency accumulator and the second frequency accumulator, and calculate the parameter for the charge pump so that a result of the comparison falls within a set value.

5. A PLL circuit comprising:

a voltage-controlled oscillator to transmit a frequency signal corresponding to a voltage of a supplied signal;

a variable frequency divider to perform frequency dividing on an output signal of the voltage-controlled oscillator at a supplied frequency dividing ratio;

a phase frequency comparator to compare an output signal of the variable frequency divider with a reference signal;

a charge pump to output a signal corresponding to a result of the comparison performed by the phase frequency comparator;

a loop filter to supply a signal obtained by smoothing the output signal of the charge pump to the voltage-controlled oscillator, the loop filter being capable of changing a frequency band to be filtered depending on a supplied parameter;

a ΔΣ modulator to generate the frequency dividing ratio for the variable frequency divider depending on a supplied signal;

a first frequency accumulator to operate using the output signal of the variable frequency divider as a clock, and generate an output value corresponding to the clock as an input value for the ΔΣ modulator;

a second frequency accumulator to operate using the reference signal as a clock, and generate an output value corresponding to the clock; and

a comparison operating circuit to compare the output values of the first frequency accumulator and the second frequency accumulator, and calculate the parameter for the loop filter so that a result of the comparison falls within a set value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2019
From: TSUTSUMI, KOJI; YANAGIHARA, YUKI; SHIMOZAWA, MITSUHIRO
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049002/0149 →
Continuity (1)
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