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Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020

Filed:

May. 14, 2018
Applicant:

Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;

Inventor:

Chi Zhang, Allen, TX (US);

Assignee:

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/099 (2006.01); H01L 27/06 (2006.01); H03B 5/12 (2006.01); H03L 7/093 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/0991 (2013.01); H01L 27/0629 (2013.01); H03B 5/1228 (2013.01); H03B 5/1265 (2013.01); H03L 7/093 (2013.01); H03L 2207/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) may include a transformer, which may contain a secondary winding comprising a first port, a second port, and an array of capacitor units, wherein each capacitor unit includes a first NFET having a gate and a back gate connected to a control signal, and a drain connected to the first port; a second NFET having a gate connected to ground, a back gate connected to the control signal, and a drain connected to the source of the first NFET; and a third NFET having a gate and a back gate connected to the control signal, a drain connected to the source of the second NFET, and a source connected to the second port. The capacitor units may allow fine tuning of the DCO output frequency with a resolution of about 0.3 MHz and a range of about 80 MHz.


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Zhang, Chi. (2020). Digitally controlled oscillator for a millimeter wave semiconductor device (U.S. Patent No. 10574245). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10574245

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