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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Arshan Aga, Mountain View, CA (US);
Farbod Aram, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Arshan Aga, Mountain View, CA (US);
Farbod Aram, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Project FT, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) includes a first and a second n-type transistor, a first and a second p-type transistor, a first and second capacitive element, a bridge connecting (1) the ground-facing connection of the first n-type transistor and power-facing connection of the first p-type transistor to (2) the ground-facing connection of the second n-type transistor and power-facing connection of the second p-type transistor, a first inductive element, a first capacitor bank, a second inductive element, and a second capacitor bank.