Patent ID: 9374037
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H01L,H03B,H03L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a substrate having an inductor; a first die (i) mounted on said substrate, (ii) configured to vary a frequency of a signal in said inductor, and (iii) fabricated with a plurality of first masks; and a second die (i) mounted on said substrate, (ii) configured to excite said signal, and (iii) fabricated with a plurality of second masks, wherein (a) a particular one of said first masks has a plurality of first designs that customize said first die to a plurality of first configurations respectively, (b) a particular one of said second masks has a plurality of second designs that customize said second die to a plurality of second configurations respectively, (c) said first die, said second die and said inductor form a voltage-controlled oscillator, and (d) a selected one of said first designs and a selected one of said second designs establish a plurality of performances of said voltage-controlled oscillator.