Patents by Inventor Zhi Gang Fu

Zhi Gang Fu 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: 7372339
    Abstract: A phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit includes a power-on-reset (POR) to reset a digital block and set an initial input voltage value VCTRL of voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). An input divider and a feedback divider are provided to set the frequency ratio of output to input and to raise the resolution of the output frequency. First and second phase frequency detectors are used to measure the phase difference between the two input signals and generate a pulse corresponding to the phase difference. First and second reducing dividers are inserted before the first and second phase frequency detectors to decrease the input frequency of the respective phase frequency detector and keep the ratio of the input frequency and natural frequency (Wn) as a constant. A lock-state detector is used to detect whether the PLL is locked or unlocked. A charge pump is used to provide charge signals corresponding to the pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventor: Zhi Gang Fu