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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2021
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Yamaji, Kanagawa, JP;
Sho Ohashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yinta Lin, Kanagawa, JP;
Riichi Nishino, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
In a circuit provided with a phase comparator, a lock time is shortened. The phase comparator compares between a phase of a reference clock signal that has been input and a phase of a feedback clock signal, and outputs a comparison result. A charge pump generates a control voltage for control of a frequency of the feedback clock signal on the basis of the comparison result. A feedback unit generates the feedback clock signal in response to the control voltage. A stop detection unit detects whether or not the reference clock signal is stopped, and initializes the comparison result in a case where the reference clock signal is stopped.