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Frequency allocation using a single VCO

US7379722B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Broadcom Corporation · US

Inventors

Hung-Ming Chien · Irvine, US
Keith Carter · Rancho Palos Verdes, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 17, 2005
Grant date	May 27, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B1/0082
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method to use a single voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) to generate frequencies to cover multiple frequency bands. The single VCO generates local oscillator signals for more than one frequency band of a communication standard or protocol, such as the IEEE 802.11 standard.

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