Quadrature Voltage Controlled Oscillator

• US 20120249250A1
• Filed: 03/29/2012
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agency For Science Technology and Research
• Original Assignee: Agency For Science Technology and Research
• Inventors: Je, Minkyu, Cheng, Kuang-Wei
• Application Number:
  US13/433,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20120249250A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 331/45
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 27/00 Generation of oscillations providing a plurality of outputs of the same frequency but differing in phase, other than merely two anti-phase outputs
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/1212 the amplifier comprising a pair of transistors, wherein an output terminal of each being connected to an input terminal of the other, e.g. a cross coupled pair
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/1228 the amplifier comprising one or more field effect transistors
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/1243 the means comprising voltage variable capacitance diodes

Abstract

According to embodiments of the present invention, a quadrature voltage controlled oscillator is provided. The quadrature voltage controlled oscillator includes a first voltage controlled oscillator and a second voltage controlled oscillator respectively comprising an inductor having a first terminal and a second terminal, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a third capacitor and a fourth capacitor respectively comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a fourth transistor respectively comprising a source terminal, a drain terminal and a gate terminal, wherein the first terminal of the inductor is coupled to the first terminal of the first capacitor, and the second terminal of the inductor is coupled to the second terminal of the first capacitor, wherein the drain terminal of the first transistor is coupled to the first terminal of the inductor, the first terminal of the first capacitor, the first terminal of the second capacitor, and the gate terminal of the fourth transistor, wherein the drain terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the inductor, the second terminal of the first capacitor, the first terminal of the third capacitor, and the gate terminal of the third transistor, wherein the source terminal of the first transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the second capacitor, the drain terminal of the third transistor, and the first terminal of the fourth capacitor, wherein the source terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the third capacitor, the drain terminal of the fourth transistor, and the second terminal of the fourth capacitor, wherein the gate terminal of the first transistor of the first voltage controlled oscillator is directly coupled to the first terminal of the inductor of the second voltage controlled oscillator, wherein the gate terminal of the second transistor of the first voltage controlled oscillator is directly coupled to the second terminal of the inductor of the second voltage controlled oscillator, wherein the gate terminal of the first transistor of the second voltage controlled oscillator is directly coupled to the second terminal of the inductor of the first voltage controlled oscillator, wherein the gate terminal of the second transistor of the second voltage controlled oscillator is directly coupled to the first terminal of the inductor of the first voltage controlled oscillator.

Claims

1. A quadrature voltage controlled oscillator, comprising:

a first voltage controlled oscillator and a second voltage controlled oscillator respectively comprising;

an inductor having a first terminal and a second terminal;

a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a third capacitor and a fourth capacitor respectively comprising a first terminal and a second terminal;

a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a fourth transistor respectively comprising a source terminal, a drain terminal and a gate terminal;

wherein the first terminal of the inductor is coupled to the first terminal of the first capacitor, and the second terminal of the inductor is coupled to the second terminal of the first capacitor;

wherein the drain terminal of the first transistor is coupled to the first terminal of the inductor, the first terminal of the first capacitor, the first terminal of the second capacitor, and the gate terminal of the fourth transistor;

wherein the drain terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the inductor, the second terminal of the first capacitor, the first terminal of the third capacitor, and the gate terminal of the third transistor;

wherein the source terminal of the first transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the second capacitor, the drain terminal of the third transistor, and the first terminal of the fourth capacitor;

wherein the source terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the third capacitor, the drain terminal of the fourth transistor, and the second terminal of the fourth capacitor;

wherein the gate terminal of the first transistor of the first voltage controlled oscillator is directly coupled to the first terminal of the inductor of the second voltage controlled oscillator;

wherein the gate terminal of the second transistor of the first voltage controlled oscillator is directly coupled to the second terminal of the inductor of the second voltage controlled oscillator;

wherein the gate terminal of the first transistor of the second voltage controlled oscillator is directly coupled to the second terminal of the inductor of the first voltage controlled oscillator;

wherein the gate terminal of the second transistor of the second voltage controlled oscillator is directly coupled to the first terminal of the inductor of the first voltage controlled oscillator.

2. The quadrature voltage controlled oscillator of claim 1, wherein the first voltage controlled oscillator further comprises:

a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor respectively comprising a source terminal, a drain terminal and a gate terminal;

an input terminal;

wherein the source terminal of the fifth transistor is coupled to the source terminal of the sixth transistor;

wherein the gate terminal of the fifth transistor is coupled to the drain terminal of the sixth transistor, the second terminal of the inductor and a second output terminal of the first voltage controlled oscillator;

wherein the drain terminal of the fifth transistor is coupled to the gate terminal of the sixth transistor, the first terminal of the inductor and a first output terminal of the first voltage controlled oscillator;

wherein the input terminal is coupled between the source terminal of the fifth transistor and the source terminal of the sixth transistor.

3. The quadrature voltage controlled oscillator of claim 1, wherein the first voltage controlled oscillator further comprises:

a fifth capacitor comprising a first terminal and a second terminal;

a first current source and a second current source respectively comprising a first terminal and a second terminal;

wherein the first terminal of the fifth capacitor is coupled to the source terminal of the third transistor and the first terminal of the first current source;

wherein the second terminal of the fifth capacitor is coupled to the source terminal of the fourth transistor and the first terminal of the second current source;

wherein the second terminal of the first current source and the second terminal of the second current source are coupled to ground.

4. The quadrature voltage controlled oscillator of claim 1, wherein the second voltage controlled oscillator further comprises:

a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor respectively comprising a source terminal, a drain terminal and a gate terminal;

an input terminal;

wherein the source terminal of the fifth transistor is coupled to the source terminal of the sixth transistor;

wherein the gate terminal of the fifth transistor is coupled to the drain terminal of the sixth transistor, the second terminal of the inductor and a second output terminal of the second voltage controlled oscillator;

wherein the drain terminal of the fifth transistor is coupled to the gate terminal of the sixth transistor, the first terminal of the inductor and a first output terminal of the second voltage controlled oscillator;

wherein the input terminal is coupled between the source terminal of the fifth transistor and the source terminal of the sixth transistor.

5. The quadrature voltage controlled oscillator of claim 1, wherein the second voltage controlled oscillator further comprises:

a fifth capacitor comprising a first terminal and a second terminal;

a first current source and a second current source respectively comprising a first terminal and a second terminal;

wherein the first terminal of the fifth capacitor is coupled to the source terminal of the third transistor and the first terminal of the first current source;

wherein the second terminal of the fifth capacitor is coupled to the source terminal of the fourth transistor and the first terminal of the second current source;

wherein the second terminal of the first current source and the second terminal of the second current source are coupled to ground.

6. The quadrature voltage controlled oscillator of claim 1, wherein the first voltage controlled oscillator is an in-phase voltage controlled oscillator, and the second voltage controlled oscillator is a quadrature-phase voltage controlled oscillator.

7. The quadrature voltage controlled oscillator of claim 1, wherein the first capacitor of the first voltage controlled oscillator and the first capacitor of the second voltage controlled oscillator comprise variable capacitors.