Abstract:
A digital circuitry is provided for modulating the amplitudes of sinusoidal carrier frequency signals in the phase domain. Thereto, a phase accumulator (2) delivers a digital phase signal in response to a carrier frequency signal to be modulated. A modulating phase signal is derived from an analog modulating signal by means of a A/D-converter (70), a ROM (60) containing phase data and a polarity generator (50). The phase signals from the phase accumulator (2) and from the polarity generator (50) are added, converted into sinusoidal amplitude signals and are converted into analog signals having phase modulated signal components with higher frequencies and amplitude modulated signal components with lower frequencies. A low-pass filter (120) delivers the desired analog amplitude modulated output signal.
Abstract:
An oscillator includes an input terminal, an oscillation circuit section configured to cause a resonator to resonate to output an oscillator signal, a digital input section to which a signal for controlling an oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit section is input via the input terminal, and a first bias circuit section including a constant current source configured to supply a reference current to the digital input section.
Abstract:
An oscillator includes an input terminal, an oscillation circuit section configured to cause a resonator to resonate to output an oscillator signal, a digital input section to which a signal for controlling an oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit section is input via the input terminal, and a first bias circuit section including a constant current source configured to supply a reference current to the digital input section.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a digital controlled oscillator. The oscillator includes an oscillator circuit, a varactor array, and a control circuit. The oscillator circuit receives a control word and a signal and generates an oscillator clock signal from the signal at a frequency selected by the control word. The varactor array has a first array of varactor cells having incremental capacitance values and a second array of varactor cells having equal capacitance values. The split varactor array provides a capacitance value. A control circuit is coupled to the oscillator circuit and controls the split varactor array according to the control word. The control circuit sets varactor cells of the split varactor array on or off.
Abstract:
Current sources are selectively coupled to a current controlled frequency determining circuit of an oscillator. A buffer amplifier has an input coupled to the current controlled frequency determining circuit of the oscillator and the buffer amplifier output is selectively coupled to the current sources not coupled to the frequency determining circuit of the oscillator. The buffer amplifier output maintains substantially the voltage of the current controlled frequency determining circuit on each of the current sources not coupled to the frequency determining circuit so that when any current source is coupled thereto, there is substantially no voltage difference therebetween. This substantially prevents generation of undesirable frequency spikes during coupling of the current sources to the frequency determining circuit of the oscillator.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for digitally controlling the capacitance of an integrated circuit device using MOS-FET devices. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a one-bit or nullbinarynull varactor is presented wherein the gate-to-bulk capacitance of the MOS-FET device exhibits dependency to a D.C. voltage applied between its gate and well implant regions. The capacitance-voltage characteristic of the binary capacitor has three major regions: (1) a first relatively flat region having little or no voltage dependency and having a capacitance equal to a first low capacitance of C1; (2) a sloped region wherein a voltage dependency exists; and (3) a second relatively flat region where there is little or no voltage dependency and where the capacitance equals a second higher capacitance of C2. The capacitance of the binary capacitor can be changed from C1 to C2 simply by changing the polarity of the applied D.C. voltage from a positive to a negative value. A plurality of binary capacitors are configured in a parallel arrangement to produce a digitally controlled capacitor. The digitally controlled capacitor can be used in any integrated circuit requiring a tightly controlled tuned network. One application is a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) wherein the center output frequency of the VCO is calibrated by digitally modifying the capacitance of the VCO's digitally controlled capacitor. A means for determining whether the VCO requires calibration and a means for calibrating the center output frequency of the VCO is presented.
Abstract:
The tuned circuit of an oscillator includes n metal-insulatorsemiconductor (MIS) diodes. The oscillator frequency may be switched, in discrete steps, to any one of 2n different values in response to n control voltages, representing an n bit binary word, applied to the respective diodes.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a digital controlled oscillator. The oscillator includes an oscillator circuit, a varactor array, and a control circuit. The oscillator circuit receives a control word and a signal and generates an oscillator clock signal from the signal at a frequency selected by the control word. The varactor array has a first array of varactor cells having incremental capacitance values and a second array of varactor cells having equal capacitance values. The split varactor array provides a capacitance value. A control circuit is coupled to the oscillator circuit and controls the split varactor array according to the control word. The control circuit sets varactor cells of the split varactor array on or off.