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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Gireesh Rajendran, Karnataka, IN;
Nir Tal, Haifa, IL;
Ashish Lachhwani, Karnataka, IN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/40 (2006.01); H04B 1/26 (2006.01); H03L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A local oscillator (LO) generator architecture using a wide tuning range oscillator is disclosed. In one embodiment, a wide tuning oscillator based LO generator system includes a wide tuning range oscillator for generating a signal with a first initial frequency or a second initial frequency in response to a control voltage, a first frequency controlling circuit for converting the first initial frequency of the signal into a final frequency, and a second frequency controlling circuit for converting the second initial frequency of the signal into the final frequency.