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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2007
Applicants:
John B. Groe, Poway, CA (US);
Kenneth Scott Walley, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
John B. Groe, Poway, CA (US);
Kenneth Scott Walley, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sequoia Communications, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/08 (2006.01); H03L 7/099 (2006.01); H03L 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus providing a phase/frequency modulation system is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a first circuit configured to introduce an offset to center a signal applied to a VCO. The apparatus further includes a second circuit configured to set a gain of the VCO. A frequency tracking network is configured to dynamically adjust one or both of the offset and the gain.