Inductor current distribution
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10469029B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-05

    申请号:US15791227

    申请日:2017-10-23

    Abstract: An LC tank circuit, such as an LC tank circuit of a step-tuned voltage controlled oscillator, includes an inductor and one or more capacitors. The inductor can be dog-bone shaped with a body, an extension and a chamfered joint to improve current distribution. The body and the extension can extend along different directions. The body can be narrower than the extension, and the extension can be sufficiently wide to interface with a plurality of switched capacitor circuits coupled to different parts of the extension.

    Switched capacitor banks
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10461696B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-29

    申请号:US15791250

    申请日:2017-10-23

    Abstract: An LC tank circuit, such as an LC tank circuit of a step-tuned voltage controlled oscillator, includes a plurality of switched capacitor banks and one or more inductors. A first switched capacitor bank switch in response to a range of control signals used to control the VCO output across a range of frequencies. A second switched capacitor bank can switch in response to a subset of the range of control signals used to control the VCO output across a subset of the range of frequencies. The control scheme for the first and second switched capacitor banks can improves the linearity of changes in the frequency of the output signal of the VCO.

    SWITCHED CAPACITOR BANKS
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190123687A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US15791250

    申请日:2017-10-23

    Abstract: An LC tank circuit, such as an LC tank circuit of a step-tuned voltage controlled oscillator, includes a plurality of switched capacitor banks and one or more inductors. A first switched capacitor bank switch in response to a range of control signals used to control the VCO output across a range of frequencies. A second switched capacitor bank can switch in response to a subset of the range of control signals used to control the VCO output across a subset of the range of frequencies. The control scheme for the first and second switched capacitor banks can improves the linearity of changes in the frequency of the output signal of the VCO.

    Mixers with improved linearity
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10541651B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-21

    申请号:US15835155

    申请日:2017-12-07

    Inventor: Byungmoo Min

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for improved linearity performance of a mixer. An example mixer includes switching circuit elements configured to be switched on and switched off based at least partly on a local oscillator signal and capacitors including a respective capacitor in parallel with each of the switching elements. The mixer is configured to mix the input signal with the local oscillator signal to thereby frequency shift the input signal.

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