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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Xiang Gao, San Jose, CA (US);
Ahmad Bahai, Lafayette, CA (US);
Mounir Bohsali, Danville, CA (US);
Ali Djabbari, Saratoga, CA (US);
Eric Klumperink, Lichtenvoorde, NL;
Bram Nauta, Borne, NL;
Gerard Socci, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Xiang Gao, San Jose, CA (US);
Ahmad Bahai, Lafayette, CA (US);
Mounir Bohsali, Danville, CA (US);
Ali Djabbari, Saratoga, CA (US);
Eric Klumperink, Lichtenvoorde, NL;
Bram Nauta, Borne, NL;
Gerard Socci, Palo Alto, CA (US);
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Control circuitry and method of controlling for a sampling phase lock loop (PLL). By controlling the duty cycle of a sampling control signal, in accordance with the PLL reference and output signals, spurious output signals from the sampling PLL being controlled can be reduced.