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Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2012
Applicants:

Hector Sanchez, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Xinghai Tang, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Gayathri A. Bhagavatheeswaran, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Hector Sanchez, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Xinghai Tang, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Gayathri A. Bhagavatheeswaran, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A phase locked loop (PLL) includes a phase frequency detector powered by a first analog supply voltage; a charge pump powered by a second analog supply voltage, different from the first analog supply voltage; a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) powered by a third analog supply voltage, different from the first and second analog supply voltages, wherein a frequency of the VCO is controlled by a control voltage; and a supply voltage provider having a first circuit node coupled to a fourth analog supply voltage, a second circuit node which provides the first analog supply voltage, a third circuit node which provides the second analog supply voltage, and a fourth circuit node which provides the third analog supply voltage, and a current compensator coupled to one of the second, third, or fourth circuit nodes, wherein the current compensator provides a variable current draw based on the control voltage.


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