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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patric Heide, Neubiberg, DE;
Matthias Huschenbett, Regensburg, DE;
Martin Kunert, Neutraubling, DE;
Richard Roskosch, Ottobrunn, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/308 ; H03D 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/308 ; H03D 3/02 ;
Abstract
A method for detecting and correcting non-linearities in radio-frequency, voltage controlled oscillators provides for digitization of the frequency signal by feeding the undelayed frequency signal and a delayed frequency signal generated therefrom into EXOR gates. The digital pulses produced thereform are converted using a low pass filter into a proportional DC voltage value which is proportional to the oscillator frequency and is used as a basis for producing a correction value for the frequency control of the oscillator.