Patents by Inventor Rachel Nakabugo KATUMBA

Rachel Nakabugo KATUMBA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9531392
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and method for controlling frequency synthesizers. A control system can be implemented in a phase-locked loop (PLL), such as a Frac-N PLL of a frequency synthesizer, to reduce or eliminate reference spurs. In some embodiments, such a control system can include a phase detector configured to receive a reference signal and a feedback signal. The phase detector can be configured to generate a first signal representative of a phase difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal. The control system can further include a charge pump configured to generate a compensation signal based on the first signal. The control system can further includes an oscillator configured to generate an output signal based on the compensation signal. The compensation signal can be configured to reduce or substantially eliminate one or more reference spurs associated with the frequency synthesizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel Nakabugo Katumba, Darren Roger Frenette, Ardeshir Namdar-Mehdiabadi, John William Mitchell Rogers
  • Publication number: 20160013797
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and method for controlling frequency synthesizers. A control system can be implemented in a phase-locked loop (PLL), such as a Frac-N PLL of a frequency synthesizer, to reduce or eliminate reference spurs. In some embodiments, such a control system can include a phase detector configured to receive a reference signal and a feedback signal. The phase detector can be configured to generate a first signal representative of a phase difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal. The control system can further include a charge pump configured to generate a compensation signal based on the first signal. The control system can further includes an oscillator configured to generate an output signal based on the compensation signal. The compensation signal can be configured to reduce or substantially eliminate one or more reference spurs associated with the frequency synthesizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Rachel Nakabugo KATUMBA, Darren Roger FRENETTE, Ardeshir NAMDAR-MEHDIABADI, John William Mitchell ROGERS
  • Patent number: 8989332
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and method for controlling frequency synthesizers. A control system can be implemented in a phase-locked loop (PLL), such as a Frac-N PLL of a frequency synthesizer, to reduce or eliminate reference spurs. In some embodiments, such a control system can include a phase detector configured to receive a reference signal and a feedback signal. The phase detector can be configured to generate a first signal representative of a phase difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal. The control system can further include a charge pump configured to generate a compensation signal based on the first signal. The control system can further includes an oscillator configured to generate an output signal based on the compensation signal. The compensation signal can be configured to reduce or substantially eliminate one or more reference spurs associated with the frequency synthesizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel Nakabugo Katumba, Darren Roger Frenette, Ardeshir Namdar-Mehdiabadi, John William Mitchell Rogers
  • Publication number: 20140177770
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and method for controlling frequency synthesizers. A control system can be implemented in a phase-locked loop (PLL), such as a Frac-N PLL of a frequency synthesizer, to reduce or eliminate reference spurs. In some embodiments, such a control system can include a phase detector configured to receive a reference signal and a feedback signal. The phase detector can be configured to generate a first signal representative of a phase difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal. The control system can further include a charge pump configured to generate a compensation signal based on the first signal. The control system can further includes an oscillator configured to generate an output signal based on the compensation signal. The compensation signal can be configured to reduce or substantially eliminate one or more reference spurs associated with the frequency synthesizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Rachel Nakabugo KATUMBA, Darren Roger FRENETTE, Ardeshir NAMDAR-MEHDIABADI, John William Mitchell ROGERS