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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Sergey Shumarayev, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Wilson Wong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Allen Chan, San Jose, CA (US);
Ali Atesoglu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sergey Shumarayev, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Wilson Wong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Allen Chan, San Jose, CA (US);
Ali Atesoglu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An oscillator circuit includes transistors that are cross-coupled through routing conductors in a first conductive layer. The oscillator circuit also includes a varactor, a capacitor, and an option conductor in a second conductive layer. The option conductor forms at least a portion of a connection between one of the transistors and the capacitor or the varactor.