An improvement for obtaining synchronization to a chip-sequence signal. The chip-sequence signal has a plurality of chips, and is embedded in a spread-spectrum signal. A set of M shift registers stores a replica or delayed replica of the chip-sequence signal. Each shift register has a plurality of taps,...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6529546?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6529546 - Acquisition of a spread-spectrum signal using counters
