Patent · US Active

System and method for a switchable capacitance

US9281802B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by
2References
21Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 2013
Grant dateMar 8, 2016
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 14, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03J2200/10
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, a switchable capacitance circuit includes a plurality of capacitance-switch cells that each has a first semiconductor switching circuit and a capacitance circuit having a first terminal coupled to the first semiconductor switching circuit. A resistance of the first semiconductor switching circuit of a first switch-capacitance cell of the plurality of capacitance-switch cells is within a first tolerance of a resistance of the first semiconductor switching circuit of a second capacitance-switch cell of the plurality of capacitance-switch cells, and a capacitance of the capacitance circuit of the first capacitance-switch cell is within a second tolerance of a capacitance of the capacitance circuit of the second capacitance-switch cell.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.