The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2012
James Eckhardt, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Shiu Chung Ho, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Paul D. Muench, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Scot H. Rider, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
James Eckhardt, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Shiu Chung Ho, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Paul D. Muench, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Scot H. Rider, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Controlling a PLL includes providing a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and coupling an output of the VCO to a shifter circuit. The shifter circuit has a shifter circuit output, the shifter circuit also including an activation input for receiving an activation signal, the shifter circuit causing at least one pulse of the output signal to be suppressed at the shifter output upon receipt of the activation signal. Controlling also includes coupling the shifter circuit output to a first frequency divider.