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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Applicants:
John Wood Poulton, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Thomas H. Greer, Iii, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventors:
John Wood Poulton, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Thomas H. Greer, III, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Rumbus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A phase controller can be part of a phase-locked loop (PLL) or a delay-locked loop (DLL). The phase controller includes first and second regulators. The first regulator provides power supply noise rejection while the second regulator provides phase and frequency lock.