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Voltage controlled oscillator

US7268636B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 2005
Grant dateSep 11, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/099
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a voltage controlled oscillator including an amplifier, a feedback circuit and a crystal oscillator, two MOS transistors M1, M2 are connected for use as variable capacity elements for the frequency adjustment of the voltage controlled oscillator. Drains of the MOS transistors M1, M2 are respectively connected to an XT terminal and an XTB terminal of the crystal oscillator. Sources of the MOS transistors M1, M2 are made common and connected to a grounding terminal via a capacitor C3. Gates of the MOS transistors M1, M2 are made common, and an added voltage signal of a temperature compensating signal voltage and an external frequency control signal voltage is applied to the common gate terminals of the MOS transistors to thereby perform the frequency control of the oscillator.

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