Patent ID: 9130505
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H03B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A multiple frequency reconfigurable voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) comprising: at least one resonator, wherein the at least one resonator is a piezoelectric laterally vibrating contour mode micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) resonator, the at least one resonator comprising a first resonator and a second resonator, wherein the first resonator in the at least one resonator is tunable by about fifteen percent in either direction, and wherein the second resonator in the at least one resonator includes a Q-factor that is greater than about one thousand; at least one inductor arranged in parallel with the at least one resonator; and a variable capacitance device coupled in parallel to the at least one inductor and arranged in parallel to the at least one resonator, wherein the at least one resonator is selectably coupled in parallel with the at least one inductor and the variable capacitance device.