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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
Charles J. Masenas, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Anthony J. Perri, Jericho, VT (US);
Troy A. Seman, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A frequency synthesizer includes a charge pump, a fractional integration counter that alters the integrated current of the charge pump, a phase frequency detector, a proportional correction circuit, and a proportional multiplier that alters the value of the current correction output by the proportional correction circuit. The fractional integration counter alters the integrated current of the charge pump based upon a user-defined input, thereby permitting increased signal-to-noise ratio at the output of the charge pump. Similarly, the proportional multiplier alters the value of the proportional current correction based upon user-defined input, thereby modifying loop dynamics within the frequency synthesizer.