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Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014

Filed:

May. 28, 2013
Applicant:

Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;

Inventors:

Giuseppina Sapone, Aci Catena, IT;

Alessandro Italia, Solarino, IT;

Egidio Ragonese, Aci Catena, IT;

Giuseppe Palmisano, S. Giovanni La Punta, IT;

Assignee:

STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/16 (2006.01); H04B 1/26 (2006.01); H03B 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/26 (2013.01); H03B 5/1218 (2013.01); H03B 5/1243 (2013.01);
Abstract

An oscillator is described, comprising at least one transistor having a first terminal connected to a power supply voltage. The oscillator comprises at least one inductive element connected to a second terminal of the transistor and to a bias voltage and at least one capacitive element coupled between a third terminal of the transistor and ground. The oscillator further comprises means to collect the output signal of the oscillator on the second terminal of the transistor. The oscillator is of the millimeter wave type, i.e., both the inductive element and the capacitive element are sized such that the oscillation frequency is between 30 and 300 gigahertz.


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