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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2004
Mingwei Huang, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Keng L. Wong, Portland, OR (US);
Raymond (Hon-mo) Law, Beaverton, OR (US);
Chi-yeu Chao, Beaverton, OR (US);
Mingwei Huang, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Keng L. Wong, Portland, OR (US);
Raymond (Hon-Mo) Law, Beaverton, OR (US);
Chi-Yeu Chao, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
According to embodiments of the present invention, a phase-locked loop (PLL) may include circuitry to select a wide pulse width for the phase-frequency detector control signal when the PLL is in a frequency acquisition stage, a narrow pulse width for the phase-frequency detector control signal when the PLL is in a phase capture stage, and a wide pulse width of the phase-frequency detector control signal when the PLL is in a lock stage.