Patents by Inventor Michael Youssef

Michael Youssef 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).

  • Feedback-Based Linearization of Voltage Controlled Oscillator
    Publication number: 20110057731
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention enable a feedback-based VCO linearization technique. Embodiments include a frequency locked loop formed by feeding back a VCO's output into the VCO's input in negative phase by means of a frequency-to-voltage (F/V) converter. Embodiments enable constant VCO gain over a wide input tuning range and across PVT variations. Further, embodiments can be nested within a PLL, for example, with negligible area and power consumption overhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Michael YOUSSEF, Ahmad Mirzaei, Hooman Darabi