Patents Assigned to Zarliak Semiconductor Inc.
  • Patent number: 6570454
    Abstract: A clock recovery circuit for recovering clock signals from one of a plurality of input reference signals, includes an acquisition phase locked loop (PLL) for each input. The acquisition PLL having phase comparator for comparing the phase of an input signal to a feedback signal, and first and second digital controlled oscillators (DCOs) receiving an input from the phase comparator. The first DCO of the acquisition PLL is in a feedback loop to supply an input to the phase comparator and the second DCO of the acquisition PLL has a control input to introduce a phase offset therein relative to said the DCO of the acquisition PLL and provides an output for the acquisition PLL. An output PLL has a phase comparator selectively connectable to the output of each of the acquisition PLLs. The output PLL has a first DCO providing an output for the circuit and a second DCO in a feedback loop providing a feedback signal to the phase comparator of the output PLL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Zarliak Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Simon Skierszkan