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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Aslamali A. Rafi, Austin, TX (US);
Rangakrishnan Srinivasan, Austin, TX (US);
Francesco Barale, Westborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/06 (2006.01); H03L 7/183 (2006.01); H03L 7/099 (2006.01); H03L 7/089 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/183 (2013.01); H03L 7/0891 (2013.01); H03L 7/099 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a signal generator. The signal generator includes a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) coupled to provide an output signal having a frequency. The signal generator further includes an asymmetric divider coupled to receive the output signal of the VCO and to provide an output signal. The output signal of the asymmetric divider has a frequency that is half the frequency of the output signal of the VCO. The asymmetric divider presents a balanced load to the VCO.