Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for controlling mismatch in a voltage controlled oscillator array
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Application No.: US15812221Application Date: 2017-11-14
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Publication No.: US10284207B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Mark Hiebert , Srinivasa Rao Madala , Hormoz Djahanshahi
- Applicant: Maxlinear Asia Singapore PTE LTD.
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: MAXLINEAR ASIA SINGAPORE PTE LTD.
- Current Assignee: MAXLINEAR ASIA SINGAPORE PTE LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
- Main IPC: H03L7/07
- IPC: H03L7/07 ; H03B5/12

Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for adaptively configuring voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) arrays, such as to reduce mismatches among the VCOs. A plurality of voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs), connected in parallel to a common control input, and with each VCO outputting an oscillating signal based on the common control input and an adjustment input, may be configured to reduce mismatches among the VCOs. The plurality of VCO may be configured by adjusting at least one operational parameter applicable to interconnection paths connecting outputs of the plurality of VCOs; measuring a mismatch between signals at the outputs of the plurality of VCOs with respect to a first signal parameter; and adjusting a first operational parameter applicable to one or more of the plurality of VCOs to reduce mismatch between signals at the outputs of the plurality of VCOs with respect to a first signal parameter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180138912A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MISMATCH IN A VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR ARRAY Public/Granted day:2018-05-17
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