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US 11,231,741 B1Granted
Systems and methods for generating clock signals
AssigneeMarvell Asia Pte Ltd
InventorAaron Buchwald
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to electrical circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a clock generator that includes a source clock generates a source clock signal at a low frequency. A clock multiplier multiplies the source clock signal by a predetermined factor to generate a high frequency clock signal. The high frequency clock signal is corrected by a time adjustment module by applying a compensation signal. The compensation signal is determined by a jitter measurement module, which uses both the high frequency clock signal and a jitter reference signal to determine the compensation signal. There are other embodiments as well.
Claims17
A clock generator device comprising:
- a source clock configured to generate a reference clock signal;
- a clock multiplier configured to generate a multiplied clock signal on a feedback path by multiplying the reference clock signal by a factor;
- a jitter measurement circuit coupled to the clock multiplier and configured to generate a compensation signal on a second path by sampling jitter of the reference clock signal associated with the multiplied clock signal based on a jitter reference signal providing a stable reference for jitter reduction, the jitter measurement circuit being configured to operate at a lowered frequency, the lowered frequency being lower than a frequency of the multiplied clock signal, wherein the jitter measurement circuit comprises a coarse jitter measurement path and a fine measurement jitter path, the coarse and fine jitter measurements from the coarse and fine jitter measurement paths being summed for a total litter value indicative of jitter associated with the reference clock signal;
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- an adjustment circuit coupled to the clock multiplier and the jitter measurement circuit, the adjustment circuit being configured to generate a corrected signal based on the multiplied clock signal, the compensation signal, and the total jitter value.
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A clock generator device comprising:
- a source clock configured to generate a reference clock signal;
- a clock multiplier configured to generate a multiplied clock signal on a feedback path by multiplying the reference clock signal by a factor;
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- an adjustment circuit coupled to the clock multiplier and a jitter measurement circuit, the adjustment circuit configured to generate a corrected signal based on the multiplied clock signal, a compensation signal, and a total jitter value indicative of jitter associated with the reference clock signal;
- wherein the jitter measurement circuit comprises a lookup table on a second path for jitter adjustment and is configured to generate the compensation signal by sampling jitter of the reference clock signal associated with the multiplied clock signal based on a jitter reference signal providing a stable reference for jitter reduction, the jitter measurement circuit being configured to operate at a lowered frequency, the lowered frequency being lower than a frequency of the multiplied clock signal, and
- wherein the jitter measurement circuit further comprises a coarse jitter measurement path and a fine measurement jitter path on the second path, the coarse and fine jitter measurements from the coarse and fine litter measurement paths being summed for the total jitter value.
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A clock generator device comprising:
- a source clock configured to generate a reference clock signal;
- a clock multiplier configured to generate a multiplier clock signal on a feedback path by multiplying the reference clock signal by a factor, the clock multiplier being configured to remove phase noise in the reference clock signal;
- a jitter measurement circuit coupled to the clock multiplier and configured to generate a compensation signal on a second path by sampling jitter of the reference clock signal associated with the multiplied clock signal based on a jitter reference signal providing a stable reference for jitter reduction, the measurement circuit being configured to operate at a lowered frequency relative to a frequency of the multiplied clock signal, the jitter measurement circuit comprising a high-pass filter for removing jitter and comprising a coarse jitter measurement path and a fine fitter measurement path, the coarse and fine jitter measurements from the coarse and fine jitter measurement paths being summed for a total jitter value indicative of jitter associated with the reference clock signal;
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- an adjustment circuit coupled to the clock multiplier and the jitter measurement circuit, the adjustment circuit being configured to generate a corrected signal based on the multiplied clock signal, the compensation signal, and the total jitter value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.