Electronic device with switched-capacitor tuning and related method
US9190985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03J2200/10
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device comprises a first variable capacitance block comprising four first capacitors, a second variable capacitance block comprising four second capacitors, wherein the second capacitors are arranged in a same configuration as the first capacitors, a third variable capacitance block comprising four third capacitors, a fourth variable capacitance block comprising four fourth capacitors, and wherein the fourth capacitors are arranged in a same configuration as the third capacitors, a first switch coupled between the first variable capacitance block and the second variable capacitance block, a second switch coupled between the third variable capacitance block and the fourth variable capacitance block, a third switch coupled between the first variable capacitance block and the fourth variable capacitance block and a fourth switch coupled between the third variable capacitance block and the second variable capacitance block.
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