Global Patent Index - EP 1214779 A1

EP 1214779 A1 20020619 - A STACKED VCO RESONATOR

Title (en)

A STACKED VCO RESONATOR

Title (de)

GESTAPELTER SPANNUNGSGESTEUERTER RESONATOR

Title (fr)

RESONATEUR EMPILE D'OSCILLATEUR A FREQUENCE COMMANDEE

Publication

EP 1214779 A1 20020619 (EN)

Application

EP 00963198 A 20000906

Priority

  • SE 0001713 W 20000906
  • SE 9903256 A 19990913

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0120771A1] An integrated VCO (10), preferably in a radio ASIC (110), with a resonator comprising an M-M capacitor (80) and a varicap (90), wherein the M-M capacitor (80) is connected to and stacked on top of the varicap (90). Typically, the stacking of the M-M capacitor on top of the varicap is not possible in an ASIC-process due to parasitic capacitance (120, 130). However, since the M-M capacitor (80) already is connected (100) to the varicap (90), the parasitic capacitance (130) is short-circuited. Thus, the stacking of the M-M capacitor on top of the varicap implies reduced resonator dimension saving valuable ASIC area (110) while improving performance.

IPC 1-7

H03B 5/12; H04B 1/40; H01L 29/93

IPC 8 full level

H01L 27/08 (2006.01); H03B 5/12 (2006.01); H03B 7/06 (2006.01); H03L 7/099 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01L 27/0808 (2013.01); H03B 5/1215 (2013.01); H03B 5/1231 (2013.01); H03B 5/1243 (2013.01); H03B 7/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0120771A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0120771 A1 20010322; AU 7464700 A 20010417; CN 1373927 A 20021009; EP 1214779 A1 20020619; JP 2003509939 A 20030311; SE 521637 C2 20031118; SE 9903256 D0 19990913; SE 9903256 L 20010314

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 0001713 W 20000906; AU 7464700 A 20000906; CN 00812777 A 20000906; EP 00963198 A 20000906; JP 2001524230 A 20000906; SE 9903256 A 19990913