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H03L 7/183

a time difference being used for locking the loop, the counter counting between fixed numbers or the frequency divider dividing by a fixed number

Full Title

Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation > using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop > Indirect frequency synthesis, i.e. generating a desired one of a number of predetermined frequencies using a frequency- or phase-locked loop > using a frequency divider or counter in the loop (H03L7/20, H03L7/22 take precedence) > a time difference being used for locking the loop, the counter counting between fixed numbers or the frequency divider dividing by a fixed number

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  • H03L 7/185 using a mixer in the loop (H03L7/187 - H03L7/195 take precedence)
  • H03L 7/191 using at least two different signals from the frequency divider or the counter for determining the time difference (H03L7/193, H03L7/195 take precedence)
  • H03L 7/193 the frequency divider/counter comprising a commutable pre-divider, e.g. a two modulus divider
  • H03L 7/195 in which the counter of the loop counts between two different non zero numbers, e.g. for generating an offset frequency (H03L7/193 takes precedence)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,293
  2. QUALCOMM US 7,085
  3. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,982
  4. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 4,641
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 3,863
  6. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,409
  7. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,874
  8. SK HYNIX KR 2,644
  9. SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,545
  10. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,437