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US 5,495,208 AGranted
Wide band tunable and modulatable reference oscillator
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsArmando J. Gonzalez, Kenneth D. Cornett, Jaime A. Borras
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Abstract
A tuning circuit for a reference oscillator (200) including voltage variable capacitors (222, 224) in a back to back configuration and providing a control terminal for voltage controlled tuning of the reference oscillator (200). Also included in the tuning circuit is a modulation bias circuit for modulating the reference oscillator (200).
Claims8
A tuning circuit for a reference oscillator, comprising:
- a resonator element having a first terminal and a second terminal;
- first and second voltage-variable capacitors (VVCs) each having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- biasing circuitry coupled to the first and second terminals of the resonator element and the positive terminals of the first and second VVCs;
- a control terminal, coupled to the first and second terminals of the resonator element and the positive terminals of the first and second VVCs, for receiving a DC voltage to control a capacitance change in the first and second VVCs, such that a nominal frequency of operation for the reference oscillator is set by said DC voltage;
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- a modulation bias circuit coupled to the negative terminals of the first and second VVCs, and having an input for receiving a frequency modulation signal for frequency modulating the reference oscillator.
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A reference oscillator, comprising:
- an amplifier having an input and an output;
- and
- a resonant circuit comprising:
- first and second nodes;
- a resonator element having first and second terminals, coupled to the input and output of the amplifier, respectively;
- a first capacitor coupled between the first terminal of the resonator element and the first node;
- a second capacitor coupled between the second terminal of the resonator element and the second node;
- first and second resistors coupled in series between the first and second nodes, a control terminal for receiving a control signal being located between the first and second resistors;
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- first and second voltage variable capacitors (VVCs) each having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, the positive terminal of the first VVC coupled to the first node, the positive terminal of the second VVC coupled to the second node;
- a third resistor coupled between ground potential and the negative terminals of the first and second VVCs;
- a third capacitor coupled in parallel with the third resistor;
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- a fourth resistor having a first terminal for providing an input to a modulating signal and a second terminal coupled to the negative terminals of the first and second VVCs.
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A radio circuit, comprising:
- a controller for providing a control signal having a DC voltage;
- a reference oscillator comprising:
- an amplifier having an input and an output;
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- a tuning circuit coupled to the amplifier, the tuning circuit comprising:
- a resonator element having a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to the input and output of the amplifier, respectively;
- first and second voltage variable capacitors (VVCs) each having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- biasing circuitry coupled to the first and second terminals of the resonator element and the positive terminals of the first and second VVCs;
- a control terminal, coupled to the first and second terminals of the resonator element and the positive terminals of the first and second VVCs, for receiving the DC voltage of the control signal to control a capacitance change in the first and second VVCs, such that a nominal frequency of operation for the reference oscillator is set by said DC voltage;
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- a modulation bias circuit coupled to the negative terminals of the first and second VVCs, and having a input for receiving a frequency modulation signal for frequency modulating the reference oscillator.
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A reference oscillator, comprising:
- an amplifier having an input and an output;
- and
- a tuning circuit coupled to the amplifier, the tuning circuit comprising:
- a resonator element having a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to the input and output of the amplifier, respectively;
- first and second voltage variable capacitors (VVCs) each having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- biasing circuitry coupled to the first and second terminals of the resonator element and the positive terminals of the first and second VVCs;
- a control terminal, coupled to the first and second terminals of the resonator element and the positive terminals of the first and second VVCs, for receiving a DC voltage to control a capacitance change in the first and second VVCs, such that a nominal frequency of operation for the reference oscillator is set by said DC voltage;
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- a modulation bias circuit coupled to the negative terminals of the first and second VVCs, and having a input for receiving a frequency modulation signal for frequency modulating the reference oscillator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.