Patents by Inventor Yunfang Zhou

Yunfang Zhou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11757405
    Abstract: An oscillator circuit includes an amplifier including a first transconductance amplifier and a second transconductance amplifier; and a resonator including a capacitor element and an inductor element. The capacitor element includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor, the inductor element includes a tapped inductor, the tapped inductor includes a first segment of inductor and a second segment of inductor, and the first segment of inductor and the second segment of inductor are coupled using the first capacitor. The first segment of inductor includes a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to an input terminal and an output terminal of the first transconductance amplifier respectively. The second segment of inductor includes a third terminal and a fourth terminal coupled to an input terminal and an output terminal of the second transconductance amplifier, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yunfang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11757406
    Abstract: An oscillator circuit is provided, which relates to the field of electronic technologies, to improve performance of an oscillator. The oscillator circuit includes: a first amplifier (Am1) and a second amplifier (Am2), where the first amplifier (Am1) and the second amplifier (Am2) are switchable, and the oscillator circuit is operable in an inductive feedback mode or a negative resistance mode through switching. The oscillator circuit further includes a capacitive element and an inductive element, where the inductive element includes a tapped inductor that includes four terminals (V1, V2, V3, and V4), two of the four terminals are coupled to differential inputs of the first amplifier (Am1) and differential outputs of the second amplifier (Am2), and the other two terminals are coupled to differential outputs of the first amplifier (Am1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yunfang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220263465
    Abstract: An oscillator circuit is provided, which relates to the field of electronic technologies, to improve performance of an oscillator. The oscillator circuit includes: a first amplifier (Am1) and a second amplifier (Am2), where the first amplifier (Am1) and the second amplifier (Am2) are switchable, and the oscillator circuit is operable in an inductive feedback mode or a negative resistance mode through switching. The oscillator circuit further includes a capacitive element and an inductive element, where the inductive element includes a tapped inductor that includes four terminals (V1, V2, V3, and V4), two of the four terminals are coupled to differential inputs of the first amplifier (Am1) and differential outputs of the second amplifier (Am2), and the other two terminals are coupled to differential outputs of the first amplifier (Am1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Yunfang ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220263463
    Abstract: This application provides an oscillator circuit. The oscillator circuit includes: an amplifier, including a first transconductance amplifier, and a second transconductance amplifier; and a resonator, including a capacitor element and an inductor element. The capacitor element includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor, the inductor element includes a tapped inductor, the tapped inductor includes a first segment of inductor and a second segment of inductor, and the first segment of inductor and the second segment of inductor are coupled by using the first capacitor. The first segment of inductor includes a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to an input terminal and an output terminal of the first transconductance amplifier respectively. The second segment of inductor includes a third terminal and a fourth terminal coupled to an input terminal and an output terminal of the second transconductance amplifier respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Yunfang Zhou