KR20160027767A - Apparatus for generating multi-phase signal - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a frequency generating apparatus, a voltage controlled oscillator which is not used corresponding to generation of signals of various phases, selectively turns off to reduce power consumption, Phase signal generator for selectively reconfiguring a voltage-controlled oscillator of the multi-phase signal generator to generate various phase signals necessary for generating a wideband frequency.
Generally, an oscillator is an apparatus for generating an AC signal of a predetermined frequency and is used in a wireless transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals through a predetermined channel such as a mobile phone, a TV receiver, and a wireless modem.
Fig. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a conventional frequency generator.
Hereinafter, the operation of the frequency generator will be schematically described with reference to FIG. 1. In the frequency generator, an input frequency (e.g.,
(Local oscillator) 100 that receives the local oscillation frequency < RTI ID = 0.0 > Are mixed through aHowever, in the conventional frequency generator as described above, the frequency of the specific frequency (Hz) input to one side of the mixer 102
) To the local oscillation frequency ( ) Are mixed to generate a desired output frequency, and the range of the output frequency is limited to a certain band.Therefore, in order to generate a wide frequency range of various bands used in various communication apparatuses using the conventional frequency generating apparatus, it is necessary to provide a plurality of frequency generating apparatuses that generate frequencies of different phases.
However, in the case of implementing an apparatus for generating a wide frequency by providing a plurality of frequency generators as described above, there is a problem that the volume of the frequency generator is increased and the circuit becomes complicated. In addition, in the related art, only a frequency signal having one phase can be generated in the frequency generator, resulting in a problem of high power consumption if it is inefficient.
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Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0727898 (Registered Date June 07, 2007)
Accordingly, in the present invention, a voltage controlled oscillator not corresponding to signal generation of various phases is selectively turned off to reduce power consumption, and a voltage-controlled oscillator of a ring structure is selectively reconfigured to generate various phase signals Phase signal generation device capable of generating a multi-phase signal.
The present invention provides a multi-phase signal generator comprising: a plurality of voltage-controlled oscillators connected in parallel to each other in a ring structure for generating a signal of a predetermined frequency; And a mode setting unit for reconfiguring the plurality of voltage controlled oscillators into a plurality of operation modes by selectively connecting the plurality of voltage controlled oscillators and controlling the signals to have different phases according to the operation mode.
Each of the voltage-controlled oscillators includes a switch capable of controlling on or off of the voltage-controlled oscillators in the circuit.
Further, the switch is controlled so as to turn off the voltage-controlled oscillator when the voltage-controlled oscillator is not operated.
In addition, the switch is implemented as a PMOS.
The mode setting unit may control the connection of the plurality of voltage controlled oscillation periods according to the operation mode to generate the signal as signals having two different phases, four phases, or eight phases.
The plurality of voltage-controlled oscillators may include a first voltage-controlled oscillator, a second voltage-controlled oscillator, a third voltage-controlled oscillator, and a fourth voltage-controlled oscillator connected in parallel in a ring structure, The first voltage controlled oscillator of the plurality of voltage controlled oscillators is turned on and the remaining voltage controlled oscillator is turned off.
In addition, when the signal is generated by the four different phase signals, the first voltage-controlled oscillator and the second voltage-controlled oscillator of the plurality of voltage-controlled oscillators are turned on and the remaining voltage-controlled oscillator is turned off, A first EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the fourth voltage controlled oscillator is turned off and a first EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the second voltage controlled oscillator is turned off, The second EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the first voltage controlled oscillator of the input terminal of the second voltage controlled oscillator is turned on and the second EN2 connected to the output terminal of the third voltage controlled oscillator is turned on, And the input terminal is turned off.
In addition, when the signal is generated by the eight different phase signals, the plurality of voltage controlled oscillators are all turned on, and the mode setting unit sets the mode of the fourth voltage controlled oscillator among the input terminals of the first voltage controlled oscillator. The first EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal is turned on and the first EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the second voltage controlled oscillator is turned off and the first voltage control oscillator The second EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the oscillator is turned on and the second EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the third voltage controlled oscillator is turned off, The third EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the voltage controlled oscillator is turned on and the third EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the fourth voltage controlled oscillator is turned off A fourth EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the third voltage controlled oscillator of the input terminal of the fourth voltage controlled oscillator is turned on and a fourth EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the first voltage controlled oscillator is turned on, Is turned off.
According to the present invention, in a reconfigurable ring structure-based multi-phase signal generator, a voltage controlled oscillator not used corresponding to signal generation of various phases is selectively turned off to reduce power consumption, The oscillator can be selectively reconfigured to generate various phase signals required for generating a wideband frequency.
In addition, if a broadband multiplier is constructed using this, it is possible to construct a broadband voltage oscillator that provides low power and low noise. Also, it can be used in other devices using multi-phase using a multi-phase signal generator, .
1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional frequency generator,
2 is a detailed circuit diagram of a multi-phase signal generator according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a diagram illustrating a reconstruction structure of a voltage controlled oscillator in a 4-phase mode and 8-phase mode in a multi-phase signal generator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, the operation principle of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and these may be changed according to the intention of the user, the operator, or the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.
FIG. 2 shows a detailed circuit configuration of a reconfigurable multiphase signal generator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, the reconfigurable multi-phase signal generator 290 may be composed of a plurality of voltage-controlled oscillators connected in parallel based on a ring structure.
Each of the voltage controlled
On the other hand, in a conventional signal generating apparatus in which a plurality of voltage-controlled oscillators are connected in parallel to generate a frequency, a switch for selectively turning on / off each voltage-controlled oscillator is not configured, Since all the oscillators are turned on, there is a problem of power consumption.
Accordingly, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, a
In the multi-phase signal generator 290 as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of voltage controlled
The
2, according to the present invention, by reconfiguring the connection of each voltage-controlled oscillator in correspondence with the phase of a signal to be generated in the reconfigurable multi-phase signal generator 290, A multi-phase signal can be easily generated without separately generating a signal generating device. The multi-phase signal thus generated can be effectively used for generating a wideband frequency. In addition, a voltage controlled oscillator which is not used corresponding to signal generation of various phases can be selectively turned off to reduce power consumption.
3 illustrates a concept of generating a polyphase signal in the polyphase signal generator 290 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.
First, in the case of a two-phase mode in which signals having two different phases are generated, for example, four voltage-controlled oscillators, that is, a first voltage-controlled
In this two-phase mode, signals having two different phases can be generated regardless of the operation of the
Next, in the case of a four-phase mode in which signals having four different phases are generated, a reconfigurable multi-phase signal generator 290 in which a plurality of voltage-controlled
In this four-phase mode, the
The
In the case of an 8-phase mode in which signals having eight different phases are generated, for example, a first voltage-controlled
In this 8-phase mode, the
The
The
The
In connection between the voltage controlled
In the present invention, in each of the voltage controlled
4, when the two-phase mode control signal ENx2 is input, the conditions of PWR1 = ENx2 || ENx4 || ENx8 are considered, and in the multi-phase signal generator 290 of FIG. 2 Only the first voltage controlled
Next, when the four-phase mode control signal ENx4 is input, the conditions of PWR1 = ENx2 || ENx4 || ENx8 and PWR2 = ENx4 || ENx8 are taken into account, and in the multi-phase signal generator 290 Only the first voltage controlled
Next, when the 8-phase mode control signal ENx8 is inputted, the conditions of PWR1 = ENx2 || ENx4 || ENx8, PWR2 = ENx4 || ENx8 and PWR4 = ENx8 are considered, A switch-on signal is input to PWR1, PWR2, and PWR4 in step 290, and the overall voltage-controlled
An ON signal is input to the
As described above, according to the present invention, in a reconfigurable ring structure-based multi-phase signal generator, a voltage controlled oscillator not used corresponding to signal generation of various phases is selectively turned off to reduce power consumption, A ring-shaped voltage-controlled oscillator can be selectively reconfigured to generate various phase signals necessary for generating a wideband frequency. In addition, if a broadband multiplier is constructed using this, it is possible to construct a broadband voltage oscillator that provides low power and low noise, and the multi-phase signal generator can be used in other devices using multi-phase.
While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should not be limited by the described embodiments but should be defined by the appended claims.
200, 210, 220, 230: voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) 202:
203: switch
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A plurality of voltage controlled oscillators connected to the input and output terminals of the voltage controlled oscillators and selectively reconnecting the plurality of voltage controlled oscillators to a plurality of operation modes, A mode setting unit
Phase signal generator.
Wherein each of the voltage-
And a switch capable of controlling ON or OFF of each of the voltage controlled oscillators in the circuit.
Wherein the switch comprises:
Wherein the voltage controlled oscillator is controlled to turn off the voltage controlled oscillator when the voltage controlled oscillator is not operated.
Wherein the switch comprises:
PMOS. ≪ / RTI >
Wherein the mode setting unit,
And controls the plurality of voltage controlled oscillation period connections according to the operation mode to generate the signal as a signal having two different phases, four phases, or eight phases.
Wherein the plurality of voltage controlled oscillators comprise:
A first voltage controlled oscillator, a second voltage controlled oscillator, a third voltage controlled oscillator, and a fourth voltage controlled oscillator connected in parallel in a ring structure,
Wherein when the signal is generated by the two different phase signals, only the first voltage-controlled oscillator of the plurality of voltage-controlled oscillators is turned on and the remaining voltage-controlled oscillator is turned off.
The first voltage control oscillator and the second voltage control oscillator of the plurality of voltage control oscillators are turned on and the remaining voltage control oscillator is off,
Wherein the mode setting unit,
The first EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the fourth voltage controlled oscillator is turned off and the first EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the second voltage controlled oscillator is turned off Lt; / RTI &
A second EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the first voltage controlled oscillator is turned on among input terminals of the second voltage controlled oscillator and a second EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the third voltage controlled oscillator is turned off Phase signal frequency generator.
When the signal is generated by the eight different phase signals, the plurality of voltage controlled oscillators are all turned on,
Wherein the mode setting unit,
The first EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the fourth voltage controlled oscillator is turned on and the first EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the second voltage controlled oscillator is turned off Lt; / RTI &
A second EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the first voltage controlled oscillator is turned on among input terminals of the second voltage controlled oscillator and a second EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the third voltage controlled oscillator is turned off Lt; / RTI &
The third EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the second voltage controlled oscillator is turned on and the third EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the fourth voltage controlled oscillator is turned off, Lt; / RTI &
A fourth EN1 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the third voltage controlled oscillator of the input terminal of the fourth voltage controlled oscillator is turned on and a fourth EN2 input terminal connected to the output terminal of the first voltage controlled oscillator is turned off Phase signal frequency generator.
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