H03L 7/095
Using a lock detector
Official title: using a lock detector (H03L7/087 takes precedence)
H03L7/095 (Using a lock detector) appears on 982 US grants and 627 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Phase locked loop circuit and method of operation thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,744,539 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Circuit apparatus and oscillator8 Sep 2026US 12,732,135 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- PLL lock detector circuit2 Jun 2026US 12,647,120 B2Instituto de Pesquisas Eldorado
- Single and dual-edge triggered phase error detection24 Mar 2026US 12,587,199 B2Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Electronic device and electronic system for performing phase adjustment operation24 Feb 2026US 12,562,201 B2SK hynix Inc.
- Lock detector including digital calibration8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312592 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Single and dual-edge triggered phase error detection23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213754 A1Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Phase lock detector23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213755 A1Vitalthings UWB AS
- Electronic device and electronic system for performing phase adjustment operation2 Jul 2026US 2026/0188369 A1SK hynix Inc.
- Phase-locked loop and operating method thereof11 Jun 2026US 2026/0163574 A1SK hynix Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dynamic voltage control method and apparatus141US 6,889,331 B2Analog Devices, Inc. · 2005
- Method and apparatus for controlling a voltage controlled oscillator tuning range in a frequency synthesizer138US 5,686,864 AMotorola, Inc. · 1997
- Synchronous clock generator including a false lock detector132US 5,940,609 AMicorn Technology, Inc. · 1999
- Phase locked loop including a sampling circuit for reducing spurious side bands127US 5,920,233 APeregrine Semiconductor Corporation · 1999
- Enabling clock signals with a phase locked loop (PLL) lock detect circuit103US 5,886,582 ACypress Semiconductor Corporation · 1999