Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dual-mode frequency multiplier
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Application No.: US16454749Application Date: 2019-06-27
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Publication No.: US10686474B1Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Roee Ben-Yishay
- Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Agency: Ramey & Schwaller, LLP
- Main IPC: H03B19/00
- IPC: H03B19/00 ; H04B1/00 ; H03K5/00 ; H04B1/403 ; H03D7/00 ; H03L7/099

Abstract:
One illustrative dual mode frequency multiplier embodiment includes: a first and a second nonlinear element, a summation node, and a switchable phase shifter. The first and second nonlinear elements are driven by a differential signal to produce a first and a second branch signal each having even and odd harmonics, the even harmonics being in-phase and the odd harmonics being out of phase. The first and second branch signals combine at the summation node to form a combined signal. The switchable phase shifter couples the first nonlinear element to the summation node, providing the first branch signal with a phase shift switchable between 0 and 180° to suppress either the odd or the even harmonics from the combined signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200186175A1 DUAL-MODE FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER Public/Granted day:2020-06-11
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