Patents Represented by Attorney Robert E. Seed and Berry Mates
  • Patent number: 5854481
    Abstract: A circuit for modifying a resonant frequency of a receiver for radio frequency signals. The receiver includes an inductor connected in parallel with a capacitor. The circuit includes a switch having an additional capacitor connected between two MOS transistors, the switch being connected in parallel with the receiver to add capacitance based on a control of the MOS transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giulio Ricotti, Roberto Bardelli, Domenico Rossi