US Patent Issued to STMicroelectronics on Jan. 13 for "Phase-locked loop circuit, corresponding radar sensor, vehicle and method of operation" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,754, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to STMicroelectronics S.r.l. (Agrate Brianza, Italy).

"Phase-locked loop circuit, corresponding radar sensor, vehicle and method of operation" was invented by Alessandro Finocchiaro (Catania, Italy), Alessandro Parisi (Mascalucia, Italy), Andrea Cavarra (Catania, Italy), Giuseppe Papotto (Biancavilla, Italy) and Giuseppe Palmisano (S. Giovanni la Punta, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit includes a phase-frequency-detector generating first and second digital control signals indicative of phase differences between an input reference-signal and an output-signal, a charge-pump generating ...