Abstract:
A voltage controlled oscillator the free-running frequency of which can be easily adjusted, even if its oscillation frequency is 2 GHz or more, by adding a trimming stub (3) for adjusting the free-running frequency to a microstrip line resonator (4) in parallel with it.
Abstract:
A circuit (10) for temperature compensation of a varactor voltage controlled oscillator control signal (Vtune) includes a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current source (32) and an adjustable, temperature stable current source (34). The difference between these two current sources defines an offset current (I2-I1, 40). The varactor control signal voltage (VIN) is shifted by a predetermined reference voltage (VREF) and offset by an offset voltage proportional to the offset current (I2-I1), in a differential amplifier portion of the circuit (36), to provide a tuning signal (Vtune) for controlling the varactor (DVCO) so as to compensate for the varactor capacitance temperature drift. The adjustable, temperature stable current source (34) allows tuning (R1) the circuit in order to precisely tune the VCO to a desired frequency under a predetermined set of operating conditions in order to correct component and process variations.
Abstract:
A local oscillator used for communication equipment or a double superheterodyne tuner. The local oscillator comprises a coaxial resonator (1), an amplifier circuit (26) of which the output terminal is connected to a central conductor of the coaxial resonator (1) via a first capacitor (2) and of which the input terminal is connected to the central conductor via a second capacitor (3), and a variable-capacity diode (5) of which one terminal is connected to the central conductor of the coaxial resonator (1) via a third capacitor (4) and of which the other terminal is grounded in an alternating current manner, and wherein the oscillation frequency changes depending upon the voltage applied to the variable-capacity diode (5). Factors of temperature drift in the oscillation frequency can be substantially eliminated, and stable oscillation can be obtained by simply compensating the temperature characteristics of the coaxial resonator (1).
Abstract:
An RC oscillator has a variable capacitor (26) that sets the output frequency. The variable capacitor (26) has m binary-weighted switched capacitor arrays, and each binary-weighted switched capacitor array has binary-weighted capacitors. P binary bits are decoded into an m-bit thermometer code that selects one of the m binary-weighted switched capacitor arrays to use n binary bits to switch its binary-weighted capacitors. Other binary-weighted switched capacitor arrays have all their capacitors switched on, or all their capacitors switched off by the thermometer code. The smallest or unit capacitance of each binary-weighted switched capacitor array is adjusted to compensate for the non-linear reciprocal relationship of frequency being proportional to 1/RC. The unit capacitance is increased for each successive binary-weighted switched capacitor array to reset to the ideal linear relationship of the (p, n)-bit code to frequency.
Abstract:
Techniques are described that enables controlling the TNULL characteristic of a self- compensated oscillator by controlling the magnitude and direction of the frequency deviation versus temperature, and thus, compensating the frequency deviation.