Clock adapter using a phase locked loop configured as a frequency multiplier with a non-integer feedback divider

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PATENT NO 5059924
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07514596

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A phase locked loop configured as a frequency multiplier capable of nonintegral feedback path division utilizes a multiphase voltage controlled oscillator (5) which generates a plurality of signals (10a-10f) having a substantially identical frequency but each offset equally from the other by a given phase angle. A commutator (3) selects signals of adjacent phases so as to give the time average output signal (9) a frequency higher or lower than the frequency 10a-10f. Frequency translation is accomplished by periodically selecting signals having a longer or shorter period as desired so that a commutator output signal (9) is delayed or advanced by an appropriate amount. In the preferred embodiment, the phase locked loop is capable of converting a 1.544 MHz signal to a 2.048 MHz signal or vice versa.

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LEVEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS INC9750 GOETHE ROAD SACRAMENTO CA 95827

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JenningsCheck, William S Orangevale, CA 1 86

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