Abstract:
A coplanar waveguide based microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) oscillator chip (14) has an active oscillator element (16) and a resonant capacitor (18) formed thereon and is flip-chip mounted on a dielectric substrate (12). A resonant inductor (22) is formed on the substrate (12) and interconnected with the resonant capacitor (18) to form a high Q-factor resonant circuit for the oscillator (10). The resonant inductor (22) includes a shorted coplanar waveguide section (24) consisting of first and second ground strips (24b, 24c), and a conductor strip (24a) extending between the first and second ground strips (24b, 24c) in parallel relation thereto and being separated therefrom by first and second spaces (26a, 26b), respectively. A shorting strip (24d) electrically interconnects adjacent ends of the conductor strip (24a) and first and second ground strips (24b, 24c), respectively. A dielectric film (34) may be formed over at least adjacent portions of the conductor strip (24a) and first and second ground strips (24b, 24c). The resonant inductor (22) is adjusted to provide a predetermined resonant frequency for the oscillator (10) by using a laser to remove part of the dielectric film (34) in the first and second spaces (26a, 26b) for fine adjustment, and/or to remove part of the shorting strip (24d) at the ends of the first and second spaces (26a, 26b) for coarse adjustment.
Abstract:
A voltage controlled oscillator comprises a resonator for generating an oscillation signal, a frequency of which is in response to a control voltage; a transistor for amplifying the oscillation signal; oscillation frequency adjusting element for adjusting the frequency of the oscillation signal; and voltage control sensitivity adjusting element for adjusting a voltage control sensitivity of the oscillation signal.
Abstract:
A reconfigurable, digital phase-locked loop integrated circuit is disclosed which is coupleable to a reference frequency generator. A representative embodiment may include a memory storing a plurality of configuration parameters, at least one configuration parameter of specifying an output frequency; a reconfigurable frequency and delay generator configurable and reconfigurable in response to the configuration parameters to generate an output signal having the output frequency; and a digital controller adapted to access the memory and retrieve the plurality of configuration parameters, and to generate a plurality of control signals to the reconfigurable frequency and delay generator both to generate the output signal having the output frequency in response to the plurality of configuration parameters, and to match a phase of the output signal to an input signal phase.
Abstract:
An oscillator circuit includes transistors that are cross-coupled through routing conductors in a first conductive layer. The oscillator circuit also includes a varactor, a capacitor, and an option conductor in a second conductive layer. The option conductor forms at least a portion of a connection between one of the transistors and the capacitor or the varactor.
Abstract:
A microwave oscillator having at least one transistor (1), which may be bipolar or otherwise. A tunable reactive circuit (13, 15, 16) suitable for adjusting the transistor's zone of potential instability is inserted in the emitter circuit of the transistor (1) (or in the source circuit of an FET). The reactive circuit comprises a series length of transmission line (13) and a parallel capacitance (15, 16) constituted, at least in part, by a conducting slab (15) of adjustable size.
Abstract:
A FM wireless headphone transmitter which uses a novel technique of varying the transmitted frequency. Instead of the traditional methods of using a variably meshing multi-plate capacitor, the invention uses a printed circuit inductance with a tuning plate attached permanently to the inside of the case so that frequencies are changes by changing cases. An alternative embodiment uses interchangeable tuning plates attached to the inside of the case by hook and loop pile type fastener material. The printed circuit inductance also serves as a transmitting antenna.
Abstract:
A combination radio frequency (RF) voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), RF power amplifier, and direct current (DC) to DC converter power supply all comprised of solid state circuits which generate an RF which is stable in frequency and power over a wide operating temperature range, and which generates DC voltages for use both within the combination and externally to the combination. The VCO has a modulation frequency response of DC to 2 megahertz (MHz) and modulation sensitivity of 1 to 2 MHz per volt D. C.