摘要:
A wireless communication unit (100) comprises a voltage controlled oscillator (123) having an active device (450) operably coupled to a first variable capacitance (425) to provide a variable capacitance value based on an applied steering line voltage, and a feedback network comprising a resonator (475), operably coupled to an output of the active device, for feeding power back to an input of the active device to sustain oscillations (123). Notably, a second variable capacitance is operably coupled to receive a control voltage from the steering line (405) and located between the resonator (475) and the active device (450).
摘要:
An oscillator includes a resonant circuit of at least one inductance device and at least one tunable capacitance. The tunable capacitance is implemented through diffusion capacitances of at least one current-carrying transistor. The tunable capacitance has a first differential amplifier having a first transistor and a second transistor and a second differential amplifier having a third transistor and a fourth transistor Electrical properties of the first transistor and second transistor are complementary to electrical properties of the third transistor and fourth transistor, and control connections of the first transistor and the third transistor are connected to one another. Control connections of the second transistor and the fourth transistor are connected to one another. Second current connections of the first transistor and the third transistor are connected to one another, and second current connections of the second transistor and the fourth transistor are connected to one another.
摘要:
A voltage controlled oscillator that can rapidly change frequencies over a wide range is disclosed. The voltage controlled oscillator has a transistor having a base, an emitter and a collector. An output port and a power supply port are connected to the collector. A high pass filter is connected between ground and the base of the transistor. A tuning element is connected between the high pass filter and ground. The tuning element includes a pair of varactor diodes. The varactor diodes have their cathodes connected together at a first node. A series combination of a resistor and inductor are connected between a tuning port and the first node. A capacitor is connected between the first node and the emitter.
摘要:
A variable capacitance circuit capable of switching on and off a variable capacitance function, includes variable capacitance means formed such that variable capacitance elements whose capacitance values change according to a voltage value of a supplied capacitance control voltage are connected so as to be paired and a plurality pairs of variable capacitance elements are connected in parallel forming multiple stages; bias voltage generation means for generating bias voltages of different voltage values based on a constant voltage from a constant voltage source; and an on-off switch for the variable capacitance function, in which the variable capacitance function of the variable capacitance means is turned on by supplying the bias voltage to the variable capacitance element of each stage of the variable capacitance means and turned off by grounding the bias voltage of each voltage value.
摘要:
The present invention provides an analog PLL circuit able to shorten a lockin time during which oscillating frequency and phase of a voltage controlling oscillator settle.An analog PLL circuit according to the present invention comprises a divider, a phase comparator, a charge pump, a low pass filter, a voltage controlling oscillator, and a divider. The voltage controlling oscillator has a ring oscillator composed of a plurality of logic inverting elements capable of changing the delay amount. During the reset period, the initial voltage is inputted to the voltage controlling oscillator via the analog switch, and the initial delay amount is set to each of the logic inverting elements. After the reset period finishes, at the point when the rising edge of the standard input signal is firstly inputted, the output of the D flip-flop becomes high level and the ring oscillator begins the oscillating operation.
摘要:
A frequency detecting circuit is provided that includes a level shift detecting unit for generating pulse signals of a certain pulse width at each level shifting of input clock signals and a level detecting unit. The level detecting unit includes a charging unit and a discharging unit. The discharging unit is activated by the pulse signals of the level shift detecting unit to discharge the charges of the charging unit. An inverter having a logic threshold voltage receives electrical signals in accordance with the charged level of the charging unit to output a signal indicative of the frequency of the input clock signals.