US 12,088,309 B2
Control arrangement and method
Jorge Santos, Espoo (FI); and Pasi Lähteenmäki, Espoo (FI)
Assigned to IQM Finland Oy, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 17/797,539
Filed by IQM Finland Oy, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Feb. 4, 2021, PCT No. PCT/FI2021/050077
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 4, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/156545, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20156207 (EP), filed on Feb. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0049369 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H03L 7/099 (2006.01); G06F 1/08 (2006.01); G06F 1/10 (2006.01); G06N 10/40 (2022.01); H03K 5/01 (2006.01)
CPC H03L 7/099 (2013.01) [G06F 1/08 (2013.01); G06F 1/10 (2013.01); G06N 10/40 (2022.01); H03K 5/01 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control arrangement for providing a plurality of phase-coherent oscillating signals, the control arrangement comprising:
a reference clock input arrangement for providing a high-frequency reference clock signal,
a plurality of modules each comprising a plurality of channels for providing the plurality of phase-coherent oscillating signals,
a first distribution arrangement for distributing the high-frequency reference clock signal in a phase-coherent manner to the plurality of modules,
within each of the plurality of modules a second distribution arrangement for distributing the high-frequency reference clock signal in a phase-coherent manner to the plurality of channels of the respective module, and
within each of the plurality of channels a first phase-locked loop configured to upconvert the high-frequency reference clock signal for providing one of the plurality of phase-coherent oscillating signals.