• Patent Title: Voltage controlled oscillator capable of linear operation at very low frequencies
  • Application No.: US10060739
    Application Date: 2002-01-30
  • Publication No.: US06734742B2
    Publication Date: 2004-05-11
  • Inventor: Srikanth R. Muroor
  • Applicant: Srikanth R. Muroor
  • Main IPC: H03L700
  • IPC: H03L700
Voltage controlled oscillator capable of linear operation at very low frequencies
Abstract:
There is disclosed a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) that receives +V(IN) and −V(IN) control voltages and outputs a VCO output signal having an oscillation frequency determined by the +V(IN) and −V(IN) control voltages. The VCO comprises: 1) a storage capacitor charged linearly by a constant charge current and discharged linearly by a constant discharge current; 2) a comparator for comparing the storage capacitor voltage to an upper threshold voltage and a lower threshold voltage. The comparator output drops to a negative saturation voltage (−V(SAT)) when the storage capacitor voltage rises above the upper threshold voltage and rises to a positive saturation voltage (+V(SAT)) when the storage capacitor voltage drops below the lower threshold voltage. The VCO also comprises: 3) a constant charge current source for injecting the constant charge current into the storage capacitor when the comparator output rises to the positive saturation voltage; and 4) a constant discharge current source for draining the constant discharge current from the storage capacitor when the comparator output drops to the negative saturation voltage.
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