Digitally controlled oscillator (DCO)
US7915968B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03B5/1293
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) includes a current generator which generates an electric current having a magnitude corresponding to an input signal, and a digitally controlled oscillating unit which generates an oscillating frequency based on an inductance which varies according to the magnitude of the electric current generated by the current generator.
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