Patent classifications
H03B2200/004
Oscillation device and electronic device
An oscillation device and an electronic device are provided. The oscillation device is applied to the electronic device. The electronic device includes a fan. The oscillation device includes a detection module, an oscillation module, a variable capacitance module, and a control module. The control module is electrically coupled with the detection module, the variable capacitance module, and the oscillation module. The control module is configured to determine a capacitance adjustment parameter according to a preset correspondence, and a temperature of the electronic device and/or a rotational speed of the fan, where the preset correspondence includes a correspondence between capacitance adjustment parameters and temperatures of the electronic device and/or rotational speeds of the fan. The control module is configured to adjust a capacitance of the variable capacitance module according to the capacitance adjustment parameter.
Voltage-controlled oscillator of programmable gain
A programmable variable capacitor includes a fixed varactor controlled by a control voltage connected in a first polarity and a plurality of contingent varactors conditionally controlled by the control voltage in accordance with a plurality of logical signals, respectively, each of said plurality of contingent varactors having: a first varactor controlled by a first voltage connected in the first polarity, a second varactor controlled by a second voltage connected in a second polarity, a first multiplexer configured to output the first voltage by selecting between a first DC (direct-current) voltage and the control voltage in accordance with a respective logical signal among said plurality of logical signals, and a second multiplexer configured to output the second voltage by selecting between a second DC voltage and a medium DC voltage in accordance with the respective logical signal.
OSCILLATING SIGNAL GENERATOR CIRCUIT
An oscillating signal generator circuit includes an oscillator circuit, a feedback circuit, and a voltage regulator circuit. The oscillator circuit is configured to generate a first and second oscillating signal at a first and second output terminal according to a first reference voltage. The first and second oscillating signals are a differential pair of signals. The oscillator circuit includes a common mode sensing circuit coupled between the first and second output terminals. The common mode sensing circuit is configured to sense a common mode component of the first and second oscillating signals so as to generate a sense voltage. The feedback circuit, coupled to the common mode sensing circuit, is configured to generate a feedback voltage according to the sense voltage. The voltage regulator circuit is coupled to the oscillator circuit and the feedback circuit, and configured to regulate a supply voltage so as to generate the first reference voltage.
OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT, OSCILLATOR, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT
An oscillator circuit includes an oscillating circuit coupled to a vibrator, and a control circuit that controls the oscillating circuit. The oscillator circuit has a normal operation mode in which the oscillating circuit oscillates in a state where a negative resistance value is a first value, and a start mode in which the oscillator circuit shifts from a state where oscillation is stopped to the normal operation mode. In the start mode, the control circuit controls the negative resistance value to increase from a second value which is smaller than the first value.
SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT, AND CALIBRATION METHOD
A semiconductor integrated circuit has a first output node and a second output node that complementarily outputs an oscillation signal, a capacitance circuit, an inductor, a first inverter and a second inverter connected in parallel and in opposite directions, a bias circuit that supplies a bias voltage to the capacitance circuit, and a control circuit that controls the bias circuit and supplies a reference voltage for controlling an oscillation frequency of the oscillation signal to the capacitance circuit. The capacitance circuit includes a first variable capacitance element and a second variable capacitance element connected in series, and the control circuit controls the bias voltage based on a change in an oscillation frequency of the oscillation signal when a voltage level of the reference voltage supplied to a connection node of the first variable capacitance element and the second variable capacitance element is changed in a plurality of ways.
Drift compensation
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device comprising a first capacitor and a quartz crystal coupled in series between a first node and a second node; an inverter coupled between the first and second nodes; a first variable capacitor coupled between the first node and a third node; and a second variable capacitor coupled between the second node and the third node.
Tapped inductor voltage controlled oscillator
A voltage controlled oscillator includes a resonator and an amplifier. The resonator includes a capacitive element and an inductive element. The inductive element has a plurality of conductive segments forming a physical loop. The inductive element has electrical connections on the physical loop to the plurality of conductive segments forming at least one electrical loop disposed within an interior space formed by the physical loop. The amplifier has an input and an output, the input coupled to a first conductive segment forming a first impedance and the output coupled to a second conductive segment forming a second impedance.
Dual-core dual-resonance compact inductor-capacitor voltage controlled oscillator
A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is described. The VCO includes a plurality of nodes coupled with a plurality of transistors, and a first inductor-capacitor (LC) tank coupled with a second LC tank. The first LC tank and the second LC tank include a shared inductor structure coupled to the plurality of nodes. The first LC tank and the second LC tank each include a capacitor. The capacitors are each coupled on a first side to a node of the plurality of nodes and on a second side to a respective capacitor in the other LC tank. The first LC tank and the second LC tank are configured to resonate at a fundamental frequency for differential-mode signals, and the first LC tank and the second LC tank are configured to resonate at twice the fundamental frequency for common-mode signals.
Voltage-controlled oscillator and method for using the same
A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) includes: a pair of inductors coupled in series; a first pair of varactors coupled in series, and a second pair of varactors coupled in series. A first common mode node is between the respective varactors of the first pair of varactors and a second common mode node is between the respective varactors of the second pair of varactors. A supply voltage node is switchably coupled to the first common mode node through a first switch, the supply voltage node being a node located between the pair of inductors. A control voltage node (V.sub.C) is switchably coupled to the second common mode node through a second switch.
Method of building oscillator frequency adjustment lookup table and associated transceiver
The application discloses a method, for building an oscillator frequency adjustment lookup table in a transceiver, wherein the transceiver generates a clock according to a crystal oscillator external to the transceiver for transceiving data. The transceiver includes adjustable capacitor arrays assembly connected to the crystal oscillator, wherein when an equivalent capacitance of the adjustable capacitor assembly is a reference value, the crystal oscillator has a reference frequency, and when the equivalent capacitance changes relative to the reference value, the crystal oscillator correspondingly has a frequency offset relative to the reference frequency. The method includes: performing an interpolation operation according to a first value, a second value, and a third value of the equivalent capacitance, and the corresponding frequency variations, so as to obtain the frequency variations corresponding to a first sub-value between the first value and the second values.