Apparatus and compensation method for ports variation
AssigneeMindspeed Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAvraham Cohen, Offer Schwartsglass
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Abstract
A circuit for monitoring and controlling input to a VCO, comprises: (A) a monitoring sub-circuit for monitoring input; (B) a stepping sub-circuit for stepping the VCO's frequency range; (C) an input reduction sub-circuit for reducing input into the monitoring sub-circuit; and (D) a VCO.
Claims10
A circuit for monitoring and controlling input to a VCO, comprising:
- (A) a monitoring sub-circuit for monitoring input;
- (B) a stepping sub-circuit for stepping the VCO's frequency range;
- (C) an input reduction sub-circuit for reducing input into said monitoring sub-circuit;
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- (D) a VCO, wherein said input reduction sub-circuit comprises a voltage reducing element.
A circuit for monitoring and controlling input to a VCDL comprising:
- (A) a monitoring sub-circuit for monitoring input;
- (B) a stepping sub-circuit for stepping the VCDL's frequency range;
- (C) an input reduction sub-circuit for reducing input into said monitoring sub-circuit;
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- (D) a VCDL, wherein said input reduction sub-circuit comprises a voltage reducing element.
A method for monitoring and controlling VCO's input comprising the following steps:
- monitoring the level of a voltage input;
- activating a trigger when the voltage input is equal to a reference voltage;
- triggering a VCO calibration circuit and reducing the input voltage to a lower limit.
A method for adjusting a VCO gain comprising monitoring and controlling a VCO's input by the steps of monitoring the level of a voltage input;
- activating a trigger when the voltage input is equal to a reference voltage;
- triggering a VCO calibration circuit and reducing the input voltage to a lower limit;
- resetting the input voltage reducer when the input voltage is equal to a “lower limit” reference voltage and calibrating the VCO gain.
A method for monitoring and controlling a VCDL's input comprising the following steps:
- monitoring the level of a voltage input;
- activating a trigger when the voltage input is equal to a reference voltage;
- triggering a VCDL calibration circuit and reducing the input voltage to a lower limit.
A method for adjusting a VCDL gain comprising monitoring and controlling a VCDL's input by the steps of monitoring the level of a voltage input;
- activating a trigger when the voltage input is equal to a reference voltage;
- triggering a VCDL calibration circuit and reducing the input voltage to a lower limit;
- resetting the input voltage reducer when the input voltage is equal to a “lower limit” reference voltage and calibrating the VCDL gain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.