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VCO circuit with broad tuning range and amplitude control

US7196592B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2004
Grant dateMar 27, 2007
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03B2200/0038
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A voltage-controlled oscillator circuit. A pair of inductors are coupled to a first power source. A pair of capacitors respectively coupled between a variable resistor and the pair of inductors in serial. A pair of first switches respectively coupled between the pair of capacitors and a second power source. The first switch of the pair has a first control gate coupled to a connection point of the other first switch and the corresponding capacitor.

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