Voltage controlled oscillator with cascaded emitter follower buffer stages
US7791422B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03B2200/0094
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is provided that includes an output buffer having a first buffer stage including a first transistor and a second buffer stage including a second transistor. The first and second transistors are connected in a cascaded emitter follower buffer arrangement.
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