Voltage-controlled oscillator and communication apparatus incorporating the same

Abstract

A voltage-controlled oscillator has a structure that is very compact and prevents characteristic deterioration. The voltage-controlled oscillator includes a first resonant circuit resonating in a first frequency band, a second resonant circuit resonating in a second frequency band that is higher than the first frequency band, an oscillation circuit oscillating at a resonance frequency of each of the first and second resonant circuits, an amplifying circuit amplifying an oscillation signal transmitted from the oscillation circuit, a control terminal applying a control voltage to each of the first and second resonant circuits, a power-source terminal commonly connected to the oscillation circuit and the amplifying circuit, and an output terminal outputting a high frequency signal.

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