K & L Gates LLP
Signal modulated voltage controlled oscillator system
Improved voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) circuits are disclosed. A symmetrical voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) system according to the embodiments of the present invention comprises a frequency tuning circuit containing one or more varactors for receiving a predetermined tuning signal and a frequency tuning bias signal for altering capacitances of the varactors, a modulation circuit coupled in parallel with the frequency tuning circuit containing one or more varactors for modulating one or more outputs, and a core circuit coupled in a parallel with the tuning circuit and the modulation circuit for providing an oscillation mechanism, wherein the core circuit has an inductance module coupled in a parallel fashion with the frequency tuning circuit and the modulation circuit, wherein circuit elements of the VCO system are symmetrically arranged for increasing oscillation efficiency thereof and the varactors are tuned to deliver the output at an output frequency.
VIA Technologies, Inc.
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Bour-Yi Da-Wei Chih-Long
Sze Sung Ho