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US4667168A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Integrated circuit with a phase-locked loop

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1986-03-14
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Granted: 1987-05-19
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Expires: 2006-03-14
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Abstract

Abstract The IC chip consists of electronic circuits wherein voltage control oscillator whose oscillation frequency is dependent on the product of the resistance value of a resistor element and the electrostatic capacity of a capacitor element is provided; said capacitor element consists of the first variable capacitor; said voltage control oscillator comprises said capacitor consisting of said first variable capacitor; said first variable capacitor is controlled by the output obtained by detecting the output signal of said voltage control oscillator by its phase, using the predetermined reference signal, whereby the oscillation frequency of said voltage control oscillator can be made to agree with the frequency of said reference signal. Furthermore, the characteristic of said electronic circuit is dependent on a second resistor element and a second variable capacitor element; said second variable capacitor is controlled by the output obtained by the phase detection so that dispersions of the resistance value of the resistor element and the electrostatic capacity of the capacitor element in said electronic circuit are absorbed automatically.

Inventors

  • 👤 Makoto Shiomi
  • 👤 Kuniaki Miura
  • 👤 Isao Fukushima
  • 👤 Eiji Moro
  • 👤 Shigeaki Kanenari

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 10:57
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03L; H03L7/00; H03L7/06; H03L7/08; H03L7/0805

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
An integrated circuit provided with a resistor element and a capacitor element which are installed on a common substrate and at least one electronic circuit with a respective characteristic which is dependent on the product of a resistance value of said resistor element and an electrostatic capacity of said capacitor element, comprising: a voltage control oscillator installed on said substrate whose oscillation frequency is dependent on the product of the resistance value of said resistor element and the electrostatic capacity of said capacitor element, wherein said capacitor element is a variable capacitor; means for comparison of a predetermined frequency of a reference signal with the output signal frequency from said voltage control oscillator; a filter to remove unnecessary components from the output of said comparison means; means for control of said variable capacitor of said voltage control oscillator by a control voltage supplied from said filter in order to make the oscillation frequency of said voltage control oscillator agree with the frequency of said reference signal; and means for control of said variable capacitor of said electronic circuit by the control voltage supplied from said filter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
An integrated circuit provided with a resistor element and a capacitor element which are installed on a common substrate and at least one electronic circuit with a respective characteristic which is dependent on the product of a resistance value of said resistor element and an electrostatic capacity of said capacitor element, comprising: a voltage control oscillator installed on said substrate whose oscillation frequency is dependent on the product of the resistance value of said resistor element and the electrostatic capacity of said capacitor element, wherein said capacitor element is a variable capacitor; means for comparison of a predetermined frequency of a reference signal with the output signal frequency from said voltage control oscillator; a filter to remove unnecessary components from the output of said comparison means; means for control of said variable capacitor of said voltage control oscillator by a control voltage supplied from said filter in order to make the oscillation frequency of said voltage control oscillator agree with the frequency of said reference signal; and means for control of said variable capacitor of said electronic circuit by the control voltage supplied from said filter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 54 words
An integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein said means for comparison of a predetermined frequency of a reference signal with the output signal frequency from said voltage control oscillator comprises a phase detector which is capable of phase-detecting said reference signal by its phase, using the output signal from said voltage control oscillator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 51 words
An integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein said voltage control osillator is comprised of the resistor element and the variable capacitor connected to said resistor element, and said resistor element and said variable capacitor are designed so as to be also used as at least a part of said filter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
An integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein said filter is a low-pass filter.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3994019A Cited
US4135164A Cited

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