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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Sachin Kalia, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bradley A. Kramer, Plano, TX (US);
Swaminathan Sankaran, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 27/00 (2006.01); H03B 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 27/00 (2013.01); H03B 5/1212 (2013.01);
Abstract
A quadrature voltage controlled oscillator (QVCO). The QVCO includes a first node for providing a first quadrature signal, a second node for providing a second quadrature signal, a third node for providing a third quadrature signal, and a fourth node for providing a fourth quadrature signal. The QVCO further includes a first coil connected between the first node and the second node and a second coil connected between the third node and the fourth node. The first coil and second coil are positively magnetically coupled.