Voltage controlled oscillator programmable delay cells

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2006-12-19

2006-12-19

Lam, Tuan T. (Department: 2816)

Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and

Signal converting, shaping, or generating

Having specific delay in producing output waveform

C327S266000, C327S280000, C331S057000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07151397

ABSTRACT:
A delay cell has selectable numbers of parallel load resistance transistors operable in parallel, and a similarly selectable number of bias current transistors connectable in parallel. The delay cell is preferably differential in construction and operation. A voltage controlled oscillator (“VCO”) includes a plurality of such delay cells connected in a closed loop series. Phase locked loop (“PLL”) circuitry includes such a VCO controlled by phase/frequency detector circuitry. The PLL can have a very wide range of operating frequencies as a result of the ability to control the number of load resistance transistors and bias current transistors that are active or inactive in each delay cell. Such activation/deactivation may be programmable or otherwise controlled.

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