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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
Hugues Beaulaton, Toulouse, FR;
Stephane Colomines, Toulouse, FR;
Philippe Gorisse, Brax, FR;
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for reducing noise in a device that includes at least one phase locked loop (PLL), the method includes: adjusting at least one adjustable component of a PLL such as to determine a time shift; modulating a frequency divider such as to generate a modulation noise within a modulation noise period and to provide a frequency divided signal; introducing the time shift between the modulation noise period and a measurement period; and measuring during a measurement period a difference between a reference signal and the frequency divided signal. A device that includes a phased locked loop. The phase locked loop (PLL) includes: a frequency divider, adapted to receive an output signal from a controlled oscillator and to provide a divided frequency signal; a modulator, adapted to affect at least one frequency division characteristic and to introduce a modulation noise during a modulation noise period, a phase detector, adapted to measure, during a measurement period, a difference between a reference signal and the frequency divided signal; and an adjustable delay unit adapted to affect an adjustable time shift between the modulation period and the measurement period.