METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR AUTOMATIC, HIGH-PRECISION FREQUENCY FINE-TUNING

摘要

Prior art analog automatic frequency fine-tuning systems are inaccurate and cannot be completely integrated on account, for instance, of the resonance circuit they require. Prior art digital automatic frequency fine-tuning systems can be highly accurate, but require a comparatively large chip surface and have a high power consumption. In order to ensure high-precision frequency fine-tuning on a particular TV channel, for instance, the invention calls for a frequency-equalizable analog circuit, e.g. an FM demodulator (23), to be equalized in an integrated circuit by a control current (Icon). The control current generated in a control loop is dependent on a reference frequency (fCH) of suitable accuracy and on a reference capacitance integrated on the chip. Following frequency selection, the analog circuit is calibrated and then the frequency fine-tuned in a measurement mode. The analog circuit subsequently operates in the normal mode.