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Title: Delay-locked-loop timing error mitigation

Abstract

Systems, methods, and circuits provide delay-locked loop (DLL) timing error mitigation. A DLL false-lock detection system can include DLL circuitry configured to receive a reference clock signal having a time period. The system can include shift register circuitry and latched comparison circuitry which can determine a time period of a locked condition of the DLL delay line with respect to the reference clock signal time period. The system can determine whether the system is correctly locked to the base time period or incorrectly locked to a multiple of the base time period. A further system can operate to cause a phase detector circuitry in a DLL to ignore the first edge of a reference clock signal presented to the phase detector circuitry and thereby avoid stuck-lock conditions.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, Manchester, NH (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
OSTI Identifier:
2222098
Patent Number(s):
11722141
Application Number:
17/660,221
Assignee:
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC (Manchester, NH)
DOE Contract Number:  
NNX17CP05C
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 04/22/2022
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Filippini, Leo, Myers, Charles, and Lee, Adam. Delay-locked-loop timing error mitigation. United States: N. p., 2023. Web.
Filippini, Leo, Myers, Charles, & Lee, Adam. Delay-locked-loop timing error mitigation. United States.
Filippini, Leo, Myers, Charles, and Lee, Adam. Tue . "Delay-locked-loop timing error mitigation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2222098.
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abstractNote = {Systems, methods, and circuits provide delay-locked loop (DLL) timing error mitigation. A DLL false-lock detection system can include DLL circuitry configured to receive a reference clock signal having a time period. The system can include shift register circuitry and latched comparison circuitry which can determine a time period of a locked condition of the DLL delay line with respect to the reference clock signal time period. The system can determine whether the system is correctly locked to the base time period or incorrectly locked to a multiple of the base time period. A further system can operate to cause a phase detector circuitry in a DLL to ignore the first edge of a reference clock signal presented to the phase detector circuitry and thereby avoid stuck-lock conditions.},
doi = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {2023},
month = {8}
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