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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2015
Microsemi Semiconductor Ulc, Kanata, CA;
Qu Gary Jin, Kanata, CA;
Microseni Semiconductor ULC, Kanata, CA;
Abstract
A precision frequency monitor provides a precision frequency monitor value (PFM) indicative of the precision of the frequency or period of an input reference signal. A first averaging module is responsive to the input reference signal to find an average frequency or period during successive predetermined time periods defining operational cycles. A second averaging module is responsive to an output of the first averaging module to average the output of the first averaging module over N operational cycles, where N is an integer, and output an updated PFM value every N operational cycles. An infinite impulse response (IIR) filter is responsive to the output of the first averaging module to filter the output of the first averaging module to output interim updated PFM values within each sequence of N operational cycles.