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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Yumin LU, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Ian Gresham, Somerville, MA (US);
Inventors:
Yumin Lu, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Ian Gresham, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is provided that includes an output buffer having a first buffer stage including a first transistor and a second buffer stage including a second transistor. The first and second transistors are connected in a cascaded emitter follower buffer arrangement.