Gm-boosted differential voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO)
US10938345B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03B2200/004
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present application relates to a differential Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) circuit, which comprises a pair of transistors with control terminals biased by a common biasing voltage and a pair of couplers arranged to cross-couple corrector/drain of the transistors and the base/gate of the differential transistors. The pair of couplers have a coupling factor kc, which used to enhance the transconductance of the transistor pair, therefore can be used for power consumption reduction and phase noise minimalization.
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