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US 6,611,176 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for two zeros/two poles active compensation phase locked loops
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorStanley J. Goldman
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Abstract
A phase locked loop with two zeros/two poles active compensation. The two poles and two zeros provide increased stability with capability for narrow bandwidth and the active component (such as operational amplifier) provides increased gain and higher noise immunity. Schematic diagrams of exemplary and preferred embodiments, design assumptions, and associated equations are disclosed. Other assumptions and equations are within the scope of the invention, provided the disclosed format for an open loop voltage transfer function for two zeros/two poles is maintained.
Claims11
A phase locked loop with two zeros/two poles active compensation comprising:
- a node for receiving a signal source having a reference frequency;
- a programmable divider having an input and having an output;
- a phase detector with a first input coupled to said signal source, a second input coupled to the output of said programmable divider, a first output and a second output;
- an operational amplifier having a positive input, a minus input and an output;
- a first resistor and capacitor network coupled between said first phase detector output and the minus input of said operational amplifier, said first resistor and capacitor network comprising a first resistor in parallel with a second resistor and a first capacitor in series;
- a second resistor and capacitor network coupled between the minus input of said operational amplifier and the output of said operational amplifier, said second resistor and capacitor network comprising a second capacitor in parallel with a third resistor and a third capacitor in series;
- a third resistor and capacitor network coupled between said second phase detector output and the positive input of said operational amplifier, said third resistor and capacitor network comprising a fourth resistor in parallel with a fifth resistor and a fourth capacitor in series;
- a fourth resistor and capacitor network coupled between the positive input of said operational amplifier and a circuit ground, said fourth resistor and capacitor network comprising a fifth capacitor in parallel with a sixth resistor and a sixth capacitor in series;
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- a voltage controlled oscillator having an input connected to the output of said operational amplifier and having an output connected to the input of said programmable divider, said voltage controlled oscillator output also providing an output signal of said phase locked loop, said output signal having an output frequency.
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A phase locked loop integrated circuit with two zeros/two poles active compensation comprising:
- a signal source having a reference frequency;
- a programmable divider having an input and having an output;
- a phase detector with a first input coupled to said signal source, a second input coupled to the output of said programmable divider, a first output and a second output;
- an operational amplifier having a plus input, a minus input and an output;
- a first resistor and capacitor network coupled between said first phase detector output and the minus input of said operational amplifier, said first resistor and capacitor network comprising a first resistor in parallel with a second resistor and a first capacitor in series;
- a second resistor and capacitor network coupled between the minus input of said operational amplifier and the output of said operational amplifier, said second resistor and capacitor network comprising a second capacitor in parallel with a third resistor and a third capacitor in series;
- a third resistor and capacitor network coupled between said first phase detector output and the positive input of said operational amplifier, said third resistor and capacitor network comprising a fourth resistor in parallel with a fifth resistor and a fourth capacitor in series;
- a fourth resistor and capacitor network coupled between the positive input of said operational amplifier and a circuit ground, said fourth resistor and capacitor network comprising a fifth capacitor in parallel with a sixth resistor and a sixth capacitor in series;
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- a voltage controlled oscillator having an input connected to the output of said operational amplifier and having an output connected to the input of said programmable divider, said voltage controlled oscillator output also providing an output signal of said phase locked loop, said output signal having an output frequency.
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A phase locked loop, comprising:
- an input port for receiving a reference frequency;
- a phase detector having a first input coupled to said input port, having a second input and having an output;
- an active compensation network having an input coupled to the output of the phase detector and having an output, the active compensation network having two zeros/two poles below a 0 dB crossover frequency;
- a voltage controlled oscillator having a control input coupled to the output of the active compensation network, and having an output providing an output of the phase locked loop;
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- a signal path from the output of the voltage controlled oscillator and the second input of the phase detector.
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A phase locked loop with two zeros/two poles active compensation comprising:
- a node for receiving a signal source having a reference frequency;
- a programmable divider having an input and having an output;
- a phase detector with a first input coupled to said signal source, a second input coupled to the output of said programmable divider and a first output;
- an amplifier having an input and an output;
- a first resistor and capacitor network coupled between said phase detector output and the input of said operational amplifier, said first resistor and capacitor network comprising a first resistor in parallel with a second resistor and a first capacitor in series;
- a second resistor and capacitor network coupled between the input of said operational amplifier and the output of said operational amplifier, said second resistor and capacitor network comprising a second capacitor in parallel with a third resistor and a third capacitor in series;
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- a voltage controlled oscillator having an input connected to the output of said operational amplifier and having an output connected to the input of said programmable divider, said voltage controlled oscillator output also providing an output signal of said phase locked loop, said output signal having an output frequency.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.