LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT AND METHOD WITH DIGITALLY-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR (DCO) GAIN NORMALIZATION

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A locked-loop circuit includes a time-to-digital converter (TDC) having a reference clock input and an error input. A digital loop filter receives an output from the TDC representing a difference between the reference clock input and the error input. A digitally-controlled oscillator (DCO) receives an output from the digital filter in the form of output bits. The DCO has a codeword gain associated with a DCO control word. The codeword gain is applied to the output bits received from the digital loop filter. Calibration logic determines a scaling factor based on a process-voltage-temperature (PVT) operating characteristic. The scaling factor is applied to normalize an actual DCO codeword gain to the codeword gain. The DCO includes an output to deliver an output timing signal having a frequency based on the scaling factor.

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MOVELLUS CIRCUITS INC505 E LIBERTY ST SUITE LL400 ANN ARBOR MI 48104

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Candler, Frederick Christopher Toronto, CA 7 24
Fredenburg, Jeffrey Ann Arbor, US 12 22

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