# US 10,771,234 B2 · Apparatus and method for an all-digital phase lock loop

> Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt

- Number: US 10,771,234 B2
- Document ID: US10771234B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/146,355
- Filed: 2018-09-28
- Published: 2020-04-02
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-09-28
- Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Inventors: Emanuele Lopelli; Magnus Olov Wiklund; Charles Chang-I Wang; Salvatore Pennisi; Richard McConnell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10771234B2

## CPC

- H04B 1/40: Circuits
- H04L 7/06: the synchronisation signals differing from the information signals in amplitude, polarity or frequency {or length}
- H03C 3/0933: {using fractional frequency division in the feedback loop of the phase locked loop}
- H03C 3/0941: {applying frequency modulation at more than one point in the loop}
- H03C 3/095: {applying frequency modulation to the loop in front of the voltage controlled oscillator}
- H03C 3/0966: {modulating the reference clock}
- H04L 7/0091: {Transmitter details}
- H04W 56/001: {Synchronization between nodes}
- H04B: TRANSMISSION
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H03C: MODULATION (masers or lasers H01S; coding, decoding or code conversion H03M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may receive an otw signal that is associated with low-path pass information and transmission data. The apparatus may apply a cost function and an update function to the otw signal prior to sending the otw signal to an oscillator. The apparatus may determine a correction factor for use in estimating a gain of the oscillator based at least in part on an output of the update function.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of wireless communication of a first wireless device that includes an all-digital phase lock loop (ADPLL), comprising:
receiving an oscillator tuning word (otw) signal that is associated with low-path pass information and transmission data;
applying a cost function and an update function to the otw signal prior to sending the otw signal to an oscillator; and
determining a correction factor for use in estimating a gain of the oscillator based at least in part on an output of the update function,
wherein the applying the cost function to the otw signal comprises:
removing a direct current (DC) portion of the otw signal to obtain an analog-current (AC) portion of the otw signal;
determining a peak-to-average ratio (PAR) associated with the AC portion of the otw signal and an anti-PAR ratio associated with the AC portion of the otw signal;
selecting a metric for use by the update function based at least in part on the PAR ratio and the anti-PAR ratio of the otw signal;
determining a peak value associated with the otw signal or an anti-peak value associated with the otw signal; and
sending one or more of the metric, the PAR, the anti-PAR, the peak value, or the anti-peak value associated with the otw signal to the update function.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the applying the update function to the otw signal comprises:
removing a bias from the PAR;
applying a gain factor to the PAR upon removing the bias;
integrating at least a portion of the PAR upon applying the gain factor; and
applying the bias to the PAR to obtain the output of the PAR.

### Claim 3

An apparatus for wireless communication of a first wireless device that includes an all-digital phase lock loop (ADPLL), comprising:
means for receiving an oscillator tuning word (otw) signal that is associated with low-path pass information and transmission data;
means for applying a cost function and an update function to the otw signal prior to sending the otw signal to an oscillator; and
means for determining a correction factor for use in estimating a gain of the oscillator based at least in part on an output of the update function;
wherein the means for applying the cost function to the otw signal is configured to:
remove a direct current (DC) portion of the otw signal to obtain an analog-current (AC) portion of the otw signal;
determine a peak-to-average ratio (PAR) associated with the AC portion of the otw signal and an anti-PAR ratio associated with the AC portion of the otw signal;
select a metric for use by the update function based at least in part on the PAR ratio and the anti-PAR ratio of the otw signal;
determine a peak value associated with the otw signal or an anti-peak value associated with the otw signal; and
send one or more of the metric, the PAR, the anti-PAR, the peak value, or the anti-peak value associated with the otw signal to the update function.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the means for applying the update function to the otw signal is configured to:
remove a bias from the PAR;
apply a gain factor to the PAR upon removing the bias;
integrate at least a portion of the PAR upon applying the gain factor; and
apply the bias to the PAR to obtain the output of the PAR.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising:
means for determining a calibrated oscillator gain based at least in part on the correction factor; and
means for modulating, using the oscillator, the data transmission based at least in part on the calibrated oscillator gain; and
means for transmitting the modulated data transmission to a second wireless device.

### Claim 6

An apparatus for wireless communication of a first wireless device that includes an all-digital phase lock loop (ADPLL), comprising:
receive an oscillator tuning word (otw) signal that is associated with low-path pass information and transmission data;
apply a cost function and an update function to the otw signal prior to sending the otw signal to an oscillator; and
determine a correction factor for use in estimating a gain of the oscillator based at least in part on an output of the update function,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to apply the cost function to the otw signal by:
removing a direct current (DC) portion of the otw signal to obtain an analog-current (AC) portion of the otw signal;
determining a peak-to-average ratio (PAR) associated with the AC portion of the otw signal and an anti-PAR ratio associated with the AC portion of the otw signal;
selecting a metric for use by the update function based at least in part on the PAR ratio and the anti-PAR ratio of the otw signal;
determining a peak value associated with the otw signal or an anti-peak value associated with the otw signal; and
sending one or more of the metric, the PAR, the anti-PAR, the peak value, or the anti-peak value associated with the otw signal to the update function.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is configured to apply the update function to the otw signal by:
removing a bias from the PAR;
applying a gain factor to the PAR upon removing the bias;
integrating at least a portion of the PAR upon applying the gain factor; and
applying the bias to the PAR to obtain the output of the PAR.

### Claim 8

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code of a first wireless device that includes an all-digital phase lock loop (ADPLL), comprising code to:
receive an oscillator tuning word (otw) signal that is associated with low-path pass information and transmission data;
apply a cost function and an update function to the otw signal prior to sending the otw signal to an oscillator; and
determine a correction factor for use in estimating a gain of the oscillator based at least in part on an output of the update function,
wherein the code to apply the cost function to the otw signal is configured to:
remove a direct current (DC) portion of the otw signal to obtain an analog-current (AC) portion of the otw signal;
determine a peak-to-average ratio (PAR) associated with the AC portion of the otw signal and an anti-PAR ratio associated with the AC portion of the otw signal;
select a metric for use by the update function based at least in part on the PAR ratio and the anti-PAR ratio of the otw signal;
determine a peak value associated with the otw signal or an anti-peak value associated with the otw signal; and
send one or more of the metric, the PAR, the anti-PAR, the peak value, or the anti-peak value associated with the otw signal to the update function.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the code to apply the update function to the otw signal is configured to:
remove a bias from the PAR;
apply a gain factor to the PAR upon removing the bias;
integrate at least a portion of the PAR upon applying the gain factor; and
apply the bias to the PAR to obtain the output of the PAR.