H03B5/1215

Frequency synthesizer with phase noise temperature compensation, communication unit and method therefor
11336227 · 2022-05-17 · ·

A frequency synthesizer is described that includes: a voltage controlled oscillator, VCO; a VCO bias circuit, operably coupled to the VCO and configured to provide a controllable bias current of the VCO; a temperature sensor, located in the frequency synthesizer, configured to determine an operating temperature of the frequency synthesizer; an analog-to-digital converter, ADC, operably coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to provide a digital representation of the determined operating temperature; and a bias control circuit operably coupled and configured to provide a bias control signal to the VCO bias circuit based on the determined operating temperature of the frequency synthesizer. The VCO bias circuit is configured to adjust the controllable bias current applied to the VCO based on the bias control signal.

OSCILLATING SIGNAL GENERATOR CIRCUIT
20220149786 · 2022-05-12 ·

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.

Multi-mode voltage controlled oscillation device and wireless transceiver
11329605 · 2022-05-10 · ·

The present disclosure relates to a multi-mode voltage controlled oscillation device and a wireless transceiver. The multi-mode voltage controlled oscillation device includes an oscillation core circuit and at least four resonance circuits. Each of the resonance circuits includes two input ends and one power supply end. The two input ends of each of the resonance circuits are respectively connected to an output end of the oscillation core circuit, and the power supply end of each of the resonance circuits is configured to be connected to a power supply. The multi-mode voltage controlled oscillation device provided by the present disclosure is formed by connecting the oscillation core circuit with each resonance circuit and connecting the resonance circuits with each other, with a simple structure, a tight connection, and a small area.

Systems and methods for split-frequency amplification
11329616 · 2022-05-10 · ·

A system for split-frequency amplification, preferably including: one or more primary-band amplification stages, one or more secondary-band amplification stages, one or more band-splitting filters, and/or one or more signal couplers. An analog canceller including one or more split-frequency amplifiers. A mixer including one or more split-frequency amplifiers. A voltage-controlled oscillator including one or more split-frequency amplifiers. A method for split-frequency amplification, preferably including: receiving an input signal, separating the input signal into signal portions, and/or amplifying the signal portions, and optionally including combining the amplified signal portions and/or providing one or more output signals.

POSITION SENSING CIRCUIT AND POSITION CONTROL DEVICE WITH DIFFERENTIAL SENSING STRUCTURE

A position sensing circuit that can be used with a position control device including a differential sensing coil unit having a first sensing coil and a second sensing coil disposed to face a conductor disposed on one side of a lens barrel. The position sensing circuit includes: a differential oscillation circuit generating a first oscillation signal having a first amplitude based on a first inductance of the first sensing coil, variable according to positional movement of the conductor, and a second oscillation signal having a second amplitude based on a second inductance of the second sensing coil, variable according to positional movement of the conductor; an amplitude detection circuit detecting the first amplitude of the first oscillation signal and the second amplitude of the second oscillation signal; and a signal processing circuit calculating the first amplitude and the second amplitude to calculate a position value.

Digital frequency synthesizer with robust injection locked divider

A phased-locked loop (PLL) circuit with an injection locked digital digitally controlled oscillator (ILD) that has an ILD control input element, an ILD injection input element and an ILD output element. The PLL circuit also includes an adaptive control unit (ACU), wherein the ACU is configured to receive an error signal and is configured to output an ILD control word. The ILD control input element is configured to receive the ILD control word, and the ILD control word may set a natural oscillation frequency of the ILD. The ILD is further configured to output a first output signal from the ILD output element, where the natural oscillation frequency may set a frequency of the first output signal.

OSCILLATOR AND CLOCK CIRCUIT
20220011810 · 2022-01-13 ·

An oscillator and a clock circuit are disclosed. In an oscillator (100), a tail inductor connected to a cross-coupled transistor includes at least two inductors connected in parallel. Therefore, an inductance of the tail inductor is less than an inductance of any one of the inductors. This can address a design difficulty that a tail inductor with a smaller inductance needs to be used as an operating frequency of a VCO increases. The oscillator (100) includes a first cross-coupled transistor (121) and a first tail inductor (111). The first tail inductor (111) includes at least two inductors connected in parallel. The first tail inductor (111) is coupled to a source of the first cross-coupled transistor (121). The source of the first cross-coupled transistor (121) is coupled to a power supply or a ground through the first tail inductor (111).

COMMON-MODE TRANSIENT IMMUNITY (CMTI) CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR
20220014016 · 2022-01-13 · ·

A CMTI circuit includes a first detector that receives one or more output signals from an oscillator and a first enable signal and generates a first detection signal when the received output signals are determined to be substantially not oscillating at a first time. The CMTI circuit further includes a first activation signal generator that generates a first activation signal in response to the first detection signal to resume oscillation of the output signals.

Quadrature oscillator circuitry and circuitry comprising the same

Quadrature oscillator circuitry, comprising: a first differential oscillator circuit having differential output nodes and configured to generate a first pair of differential oscillator signals at those output nodes, respectively; a second differential oscillator circuit having differential output nodes and configured to generate a second pair of differential oscillator signals at those output nodes, respectively; and a cross-coupling circuit connected to cross-couple the first and second differential oscillator circuits. The cross-coupling circuit may comprise a pair of cross-coupled transistors.

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.