Integrated circuit device and method for generating a tuning signal for calibrating a voltage controlled oscillator
US9065450B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03L7/099
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit device comprises tuning signal circuitry for generating a tuning signal for calibrating a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The tuning signal circuitry is arranged to receive a target voltage signal that is representative of a target voltage across at least one passive element within a resonant tank circuit of a VCO that is being calibrated, generate a VCO simulation signal representative of an average voltage difference across at least one active component of the VCO that is being calibrated, and output a tuning signal based at least partly on the received target voltage signal and the generated VCO simulation signal.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.