A voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) includes a power supply node configured to have a power supply voltage. A reference node is configured to have a reference voltage. A transformer-coupled band-pass filter (BPF) is coupled to a pair of transistors. The pair of transistors and the transformer-coupled band-pass filter are positioned between the power supply node and the reference node.

A radio frequency circuit for processing a radio frequency signal. The circuit comprises a variable frequency oscillator system and a radio frequency signal processing circuit arranged to process a radio frequency signal using the output of the variable frequency oscillator system. A digitiser is arranged to receive the output of the radio frequency signal processing circuit and generate a digitised signal. A phase noise capture circuit is arranged to capture the phase noise in the output of the variable frequency oscillator system. The radio frequency circuit is arranged to compensate for the effect of the phase noise in the output of the variable frequency oscillator system on the output of the radio frequency signal processing circuit, by digitally processing the digitised signal generated by the digitiser using the output of the phase noise capture circuit.

A radio frequency circuit for processing a radio frequency signal. The circuit comprises a variable frequency oscillator system and a radio frequency signal processing circuit arranged to process a radio frequency signal using the output of the variable frequency oscillator system. A digitiser is arranged to receive the output of the radio frequency signal processing circuit and generate a digitised signal. A phase noise capture circuit is arranged to capture the phase noise in the output of the variable frequency oscillator system. The radio frequency circuit is arranged to compensate for the effect of the phase noise in the output of the variable frequency oscillator system on the output of the radio frequency signal processing circuit, by digitally processing the digitised signal generated by the digitiser using the output of the phase noise capture circuit.

What is described is a high-frequency integrated circuit provided on a III-V compound semiconductor, wherein an emitting device is radiation-coupled with the integrated circuit such that the emitting device irradiates the integrated circuit, and wherein the integrated circuit has at least one of an oscillator, a mixer, a phase shifter, a frequency divider or an amplifier.

What is described is a high-frequency integrated circuit provided on a III-V compound semiconductor, wherein an emitting device is radiation-coupled with the integrated circuit such that the emitting device irradiates the integrated circuit, and wherein the integrated circuit has at least one of an oscillator, a mixer, a phase shifter, a frequency divider or an amplifier.

Semiconductor devices and methods relating to the semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes a resonant clock circuit. The semiconductor device further includes an inductor. The semiconductor device also includes a magnetic layer formed of a magnetic material disposed in between a portion of the resonant clock circuit and the inductor. Clock signals of the resonant clock circuit are utilized by the magnetic layer.

Semiconductor devices and methods relating to the semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes a resonant clock circuit. The semiconductor device further includes an inductor. The semiconductor device also includes a magnetic layer formed of a magnetic material disposed in between a portion of the resonant clock circuit and the inductor. Clock signals of the resonant clock circuit are utilized by the magnetic layer.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may tune a first voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) to an offset frequency from a particular frequency, wherein the offset frequency differs from the particular frequency by an offset, wherein the offset is based at least in part on at least one parameter, and wherein the UE is configured to operate in an at least one carrier mode associated with at least one time division duplexed carrier; and communicate, while the first VCO is tuned to the offset frequency, a communication associated with a second VCO, wherein the second is tuned to the particular frequency. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may tune a first voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) to an offset frequency from a particular frequency, wherein the offset frequency differs from the particular frequency by an offset, wherein the offset is based at least in part on at least one parameter, and wherein the UE is configured to operate in an at least one carrier mode associated with at least one time division duplexed carrier; and communicate, while the first VCO is tuned to the offset frequency, a communication associated with a second VCO, wherein the second is tuned to the particular frequency. Numerous other aspects are provided.

A clock oscillator includes with a pullable BAW oscillator to generate an output signal with a target frequency. The BAW oscillator is based on a BAW resonator and voltage-controlled variable load capacitance, responsive to a capacitance control signal to provide a selectable load capacitance. An oscillator driver (such as a differential negative gm transconductance amplifier), is coupled to the BAW oscillator to provide an oscillation drive signal. The BAW oscillator is responsive to the oscillation drive signal to generate the output signal with a frequency based on the selectable load capacitance. The oscillator driver can include a bandpass filter network with a resonance frequency substantially at the target frequency.