Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-terminal harmonic oscillator integrated circuit with frequency calibration and frequency configuration
- Patent Title (中): 多端谐波振荡器集成电路,具有频率校准和频率配置
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Application No.: US11805368Application Date: 2007-05-23
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Publication No.: US07679463B2Publication Date: 2010-03-16
- Inventor: Scott Michael Pernia , Michael Shannon McCorquodale , Sundus Kubba , Justin O'Day , Gordon Carichner , Eric David Marsman
- Applicant: Scott Michael Pernia , Michael Shannon McCorquodale , Sundus Kubba , Justin O'Day , Gordon Carichner , Eric David Marsman
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Mobius Microsystems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Mobius Microsystems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Gamburd Law Group LLC
- Agent Nancy R. Gamburd
- Main IPC: H03B5/04
- IPC: H03B5/04 ; H03B1/00

Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a reference harmonic oscillator integrated circuit having three or more terminals, with systems and methods for calibrating the harmonic oscillator to a selected first frequency using a limited number of terminals. An exemplary apparatus comprises: a reference harmonic oscillator, a first terminal to receive a supply voltage, a second terminal to receive a ground potential, a third terminal to provide an output signal having an output frequency, and may also include a fourth terminal. One of the first, second, third or fourth terminals is further adapted for input of a calibration of the first frequency. The exemplary apparatus may enter calibration and testing modes in response to various commands such as a calibration mode signal, and may also be configured through one of the terminals for output frequency selection, spread-spectrum output, and output voltage levels.
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