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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Applicant:
Gregory Simon Walsh, Middlesex, GB;
Inventor:
Gregory Simon Walsh, Middlesex, GB;
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for providing an oscillating signal to a load comprises: a phase locked loop, PLL, comprising a feedback loop; a power control means for manipulating oscillating signal power; an isolator for isolating the feedback loop from the load; and a mode selector coupled to the power control means and the isolator, for controlling the power control means and the isolator so that in a steady state power mode, oscillation power is supplied to the load and in a reduced power mode, power is isolated by the isolator from the load to the feedback loop so that phase lock is maintained when the oscillation power is reduced.