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Oscillator mixer circuit with reaction-tree coupling
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1985-06-06
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Granted: 1987-01-06
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Expires: 2005-06-06
Abstract
Abstract An oscillator and mixer circuit of an integrated UHF/VHF modulator circuit includes a single active oscillator circuit to be connected to frequency-determining passive circuits for UHF and multichannel VHF operation, a single mixer part mixing an oscillator signal from the active oscillator circuit with a useful signal, and a reaction-free coupling connected between the single active oscillator circuit and the single mixer part.
Inventors
- 👤 Josef Fenk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:14
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03C; H03C1/00; H03C1/52; H03C1/54; H03C1/542; H03C1/545; H03B; H03B5/00; H03B5/20; H03B5/24; H03C2200/00; H03C2200/0004; H03C2200/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
An oscillator and mixer circuit arrangement of an integrated UHF/VHF modulator circuit, comprising a single oscillator active circuit to be connected to frequency-determining passive circuits for UHF and multichannel VHF operation, a single mixer circuit for mixing an oscillator signal from said active oscillator circuit with a signal to be mixed with the oscillator signal, and a reaction-free coupling connected between said single oscillator active circuit and said single mixer circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
An oscillator and mixer circuit arrangement of an integrated UHF/VHF modulator circuit, comprising a single oscillator active circuit to be connected to frequency-determining passive circuits for UHF and multichannel VHF operation, a single mixer circuit for mixing an oscillator signal from said active oscillator circuit with a signal to be mixed with the oscillator signal, and a reaction-free coupling connected between said single oscillator active circuit and said single mixer circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 1, wherein said signal to be mixed with the oscillator signal is a video signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 1, wherein said signal to be mixed with the oscillator signal is an audio signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 1, wherein said signal to be mixed with the oscillator signal is a video and audio signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 1, wherein said active oscillator circuit has an output, said mixer circuit has an input, and said reaction-free coupling is a buffer stage having an input capacitively coupled without reaction to said output of said active oscillator circuit, and an output connected to said input of said mixer part.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
An oscillator and mixer circuit arrangement of an integrated UHF/VHF modulator circuit, comprising a single oscillator active circuit to be connected to frequency-determining passive circuits for UHF and multichannel VHF operation, a single mixer circuit for mixing an oscillator signal from said active oscillator circuit with a signal to be mixed with the oscillator signal, and a reaction-free coupling connected between said single oscillator active circuit and said single mixer circuit; wherein said reaction-free coupling is an integrated capacity device formed of a series circuit of an MOS capacity and a barrier layer capacity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
An oscillator and mixer circuit arrangement of an integrated UHF/VHF modulator circuit, comprising a single oscillator active circuit to be connected to frequency-determining passive circuits for UHF and multichannel VHF operation, a single mixer circuit for mixing an oscillator signal from said active oscillator circuit with a signal to be mixed with the oscillator signal, and a reaction-free coupling connected between said single oscillator active circuit and said single mixer circuit; wherein said reaction-free coupling is an integrated capacity device formed of a series circuit of an MOS capacity and a barrier layer capacity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 6, wherein said MOS capacity is formed of a semiconductor body containing an integrated circuit, an insulating passivating layer disposed on said semiconductor body as a dielectric, and a conductor run disposed on said insulating passivating layer; and said barrier layer capacity is formed by at least one pn-junction between a doped zone disposed in said semiconductor body and said semiconductor body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 7, including terminals connected to said active oscillator circuit for the frequency-determining passive circuits, and output terminals connected to said mixer circuit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 6, including a high-resistance branch connecting said barrier layer capacity to a reference potential.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 7, including a high-resistance branch connecting said barrier layer capacity to a reference potential.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
142 words
An oscillator and mixer circuit arrangement of an integrated UHF/VHF modulator circuit, comprising a single oscillator active circuit to be connected to frequency-determining passive circuits for UHF and multichannel VHF operation, a single mixer circuit for mixing an oscillator signal from said active oscillator circuit with a signal to be mixed with the oscillator signal, and a reaction-free coupling connected between said single oscillator active circuit and said single mixer circuit; wherein said active oscillator circuit has an output, said mixer circuit has an input, and said reaction-free coupling is a buffer stage having an input capacitively coupled without reaction to said output of said active oscillator circuit, and an output connected to said input of said mixer part; wherein said reaction-free coupling is an integrated capacity device formed of a series circuit of an MOS capacity and a barrier layer capacity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
142 words
An oscillator and mixer circuit arrangement of an integrated UHF/VHF modulator circuit, comprising a single oscillator active circuit to be connected to frequency-determining passive circuits for UHF and multichannel VHF operation, a single mixer circuit for mixing an oscillator signal from said active oscillator circuit with a signal to be mixed with the oscillator signal, and a reaction-free coupling connected between said single oscillator active circuit and said single mixer circuit; wherein said active oscillator circuit has an output, said mixer circuit has an input, and said reaction-free coupling is a buffer stage having an input capacitively coupled without reaction to said output of said active oscillator circuit, and an output connected to said input of said mixer part; wherein said reaction-free coupling is an integrated capacity device formed of a series circuit of an MOS capacity and a barrier layer capacity.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
68 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 8, wherein said MOS capacity is formed of a semiconductor body containing an integrated circuit, an insulating passivating layer disposed on said semiconductor body as a dielectric, and a conductor rn disposed on said insulating passivating layer; and said barrier layer capacity is formed by at least one pn-junction between a doped zone disposed in said semiconductor body and said semiconductor body.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 12, including terminals connected to said active oscillator circuit for the frequency-determining passive circuits, and output terminals connected to said mixer circuit.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 11, including a high-resistance branch connecting said barrier layer capacity to a reference potential.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A modulator circuit according to claim 12, including a high-resistance branch connecting said barrier layer capacity to a reference potential.
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