Delay locked loop (DLL) employing pulse to digital converter (PDC) for calibration

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PATENT NO 9998126
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15644426

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Aspects of the disclosure are directed to generating a quadrature clock signal from an in-phase clock signal. In accordance with one aspect, a delay locked loop (DLL), including a first pulse to digital converter (PDC) to generate a first pulse width measurement, wherein the first pulse width measurement includes a first sign and a first magnitude; a second pulse to digital converter (PDC) to generate a second pulse width measurement, wherein the second pulse width measurement includes a second sign and a second magnitude; a digital loop filter coupled to the first PDC and the second PDC, the digital loop filter to generate a filtered comparison output based on the first pulse width measurement and the second pulse width measurement; and a first delay generation block to generate a quadrature clock signal based on the filtered comparison output and an in-phase clock signal.

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QUALCOMM INCORPORATED5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1714

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Hailu, Eskinder Cary, US 97 695
Pandita, Bupesh Raleigh, US 22 124

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