Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for switch-coupled oscillators
- Patent Title (中): 开关耦合振荡器的装置和方法
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Application No.: US14312313Application Date: 2014-06-23
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Publication No.: US09362893B2Publication Date: 2016-06-07
- Inventor: Benjamin P. Walker , Robert J. Broughton , Edmund J. Balboni
- Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Norwood
- Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
- Current Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Norwood
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: H03K3/12
- IPC: H03K3/12 ; H03K3/012 ; H03B5/12 ; H03B9/14

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for switch-coupled oscillators are disclosed. In certain implementations, an oscillator system includes a primary oscillator, one or more auxiliary oscillators, one or more switching circuits, and an oscillator control circuit. The oscillator control circuit can be used to control the one or more switching circuits to selectively couple the primary oscillator to all or a portion of the one or more auxiliary oscillators. The oscillator control circuit can also disable any auxiliary oscillators that are decoupled from the primary oscillator to reduce power consumption. By selecting a number of auxiliary oscillators to couple to the primary oscillator, the oscillator system can have a configurable phase noise versus power consumption profile.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150372664A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SWITCH-COUPLED OSCILLATORS Public/Granted day:2015-12-24
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