Patents Represented by Attorney Lee G. Van Pelt
  • Patent number: 7276983
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for generating a synthesized signal. A frequency synthesizer is used. The frequency synthesizer includes an input interface configured to receive an input signal having a reference frequency; a phase locked loop (PLL) coupled to the input interface, having a fractional N configuration and comprises a voltage controlled oscillator; wherein the voltage controlled oscillator is configured to generate the synthesized signal; and the voltage controlled oscillator includes an on-chip inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Qualcomm, Incorporated
    Inventors: Beomsup Kim, Cormac S. Conroy