Oscillator with tunable capacitor

Details Oscillator with tunable capacitor Oscillator with tunable capacitor

2006-09-19

2006-09-19

Shingleton, Michael B (Department: 2817)

Oscillators

Solid state active element oscillator

Transistors

C331S158000, C331S179000, C368S046000, C368S047000, C073S001430

Reexamination Certificate

active

07109810

ABSTRACT:
Circuitry for controlling the oscillation frequency of an oscillator by using a digitally tunable on-chip capacitor bank. The capacitor bank includes a plurality of on-chip capacitors, each of which is independently selectable by a control signal for providing a selectable amount of capacitance to the oscillator to control the oscillator's oscillation frequency.

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