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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Chinnugounder Senthilkumar, Folsom, CA (US);
Robert Fulton, Folsom, CA (US);
Tea Lee, Sacramento-Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Inventors:
Chinnugounder Senthilkumar, Folsom, CA (US);
Robert Fulton, Folsom, CA (US);
Tea Lee, Sacramento-Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.