GB2447961B - Voltage controlled oscillator circuit - Google Patents

Voltage controlled oscillator circuit

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GB2447961B
GB2447961B GB0706192A GB0706192A GB2447961B GB 2447961 B GB2447961 B GB 2447961B GB 0706192 A GB0706192 A GB 0706192A GB 0706192 A GB0706192 A GB 0706192A GB 2447961 B GB2447961 B GB 2447961B
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controlled oscillator
voltage controlled
oscillator circuit
circuit
voltage
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Soren Peter Larsen
Niels-Henrik Lai Hansen
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Motorola Solutions Inc
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    • H03B—GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
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    • H03B5/1215—Generation of oscillations using amplifier with regenerative feedback from output to input with frequency-determining element comprising lumped inductance and capacitance active element in amplifier being semiconductor device using multiple transistors for amplification the amplifier comprising a pair of transistors, wherein an output terminal of each being connected to an input terminal of the other, e.g. a cross coupled pair the current source or degeneration circuit being in common to both transistors of the pair, e.g. a cross-coupled long-tailed pair
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    • H03B—GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
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    • H03B—GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
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    • H03B5/124—Generation of oscillations using amplifier with regenerative feedback from output to input with frequency-determining element comprising lumped inductance and capacitance active element in amplifier being semiconductor device comprising means for varying the frequency of the generator the means comprising a voltage dependent capacitance
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    • H03B—GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
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    • H03B5/1262—Generation of oscillations using amplifier with regenerative feedback from output to input with frequency-determining element comprising lumped inductance and capacitance active element in amplifier being semiconductor device comprising means for varying the frequency of the generator the means comprising switched elements
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    • H03L7/06—Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop
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US4336505A (en) * 1980-07-14 1982-06-22 John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. Controlled frequency signal source apparatus including a feedback path for the reduction of phase noise
US6091303A (en) * 1999-04-06 2000-07-18 Ericsson Inc. Method and apparatus for reducing oscillator noise by noise-feedforward
US20040160280A1 (en) * 2003-02-19 2004-08-19 Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) Oscillator
WO2007008043A1 (en) * 2005-07-14 2007-01-18 Fci Inc Adaptive frequency calibration device of frequency synthesizer

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