| 摘要 |
The LC VCO includes an LC oscillator module with first and second tank nodes and a control module with positive and negative input voltage terminals. The control module includes four voltage dependent capacitive elements which are configured to be biased for operation as voltage dependent variable capacitances. The voltage dependent capacitive elements are interconnected such that the effect of a common mode input voltage is to increase the capacitance of two of the voltage dependent capacitive elements, while simultaneously decreasing the capacitance of two of the other voltage dependent capacitive elements by a substantially similar amount, such that a differential voltage applied across the positive and negative input voltage terminals is operable to change the capacitance of the voltage dependent capacitive elements, and thereby the frequency of the LC oscillator module, while effects on the output frequency of the oscillator caused by a common mode voltage tend to cancel. Accordingly, a fully differential signal path in phase locked loops employing LC oscillators, with improved noise rejection, substantial suppression of common mode noise, and a minimal increase in complexity over a single-ended control design can be achieved. Additional supply voltages need not be employed.
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