Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a low-noise wideband active phase shifter. The low-noise wideband active phase shifter includes first and second transconductance cells, a fixed LC series network and a tunable LC series network configured to form an all-pass lattice network. The first and second transconductance cells, each include a transistor, a feedback network, and a transistor biasing network. The transistor has an input terminal and an output terminal. The negative feedback network electrically couples the input and output terminals of the transistor. The biasing network provides input and output biasing of the transistor. The fixed LC series network connects between the first and the second transconductance cells. The tunable LC series network connects between the first and the second transconductance cells.

Abstract: Systems and methods for superconducting magnets are disclosed, such systems and methods comprising a primary coil and short-circuited secondary coil. The secondary coil can be made from a stack of superconducting tapes having longitudinal cuts forming closed superconductor loops without splices. The primary coil is used to pump the current into the secondary coil where it circulates continuously generating a permanent magnetic field.

Abstract: Systems and methods for testing a lightning protection circuit are provided. Aspects include providing an alternating current (AC) test signal source coupled to a circuit under test, the circuit under test comprising a lightning protection circuit having a threshold voltage, a first filter, and a second filter, providing a direct current (DC) voltage supply in series with a filtering device, the filtering device coupled to the AC test signal source, providing a first capacitor coupled between the AC test signal source and the circuit under test, operating the DC voltage supply and the AC test signal source to provide a first test signal to the circuit under test, wherein the first test signal comprise a first voltage that exceeds the threshold voltage, measuring a first impedance of the circuit under test responsive to providing the first test signal, wherein the first impedance corresponds to the first filter.

Abstract: An inductive-capacitive filter includes a first insulating-conductive strip wound around a winding axis, where the first insulating-conductive strip includes a first conductive strip joined with a first insulating strip. An inductive-capacitive filter assembly includes a first and a second insulating-conductive strip concentrically wound around a winding axis, the first insulating-conductive strip including a first conductive strip joined with a first insulating strip, and the second insulating-conductive strip including a second conductive strip joined with a second insulating strip.

Abstract: Techniques for creating a low pass filter associated with a flux line are presented. A qubit device can comprise a first substrate and second substrate. A low pass filter, comprising at least one inductor and at least one capacitor can be formed, wherein respective components of or associated with the low pass filter can be formed on the first or second substrates, and wherein one or more bump bonds can extend between the substrates to connect respective components that are on respective substrates. The filter can receive an input signal via an input line and filter the signal to produce a filtered signal as output to a flux line that is in proximity to a coupler with SQUID loop and one or more flux-tunable qubits that are formed on one of the substrates. The filter can reduce electrical noise and Purcell decay associated with the flux line.

Abstract: Provided is an inductor stack structure. The inductor stack structure include a substrate; at least two metal layers sequentially stacked on one side of the substrate, each metal layer at least comprises a first plane inductor; a through hole, which is located between any two neighboring metal layers, first plane inductors in different metal layers are electrically connected through the through hole; and a thickness of the through hole is greater than that of the metal layer.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of driving a vibrating sensor in which the drive signal is combined with an amplitude modulated high frequency carrier. The signal is demodulated at a position adjacent to the component to be driven. This method may be applied to reducing cross-talk between drive and pick-up wire pairs and also to passing both drive and pickup signals, and two drive signals, down the same wire pair.

Abstract: Various apparatuses, systems, methods, and media are disclosed to provide wired communication interface with common mode voltage adjustment for high bit rate communication between devices. In one example, a high speed data communication interface can split the input signal into a high frequency component and a low frequency component. The high speed data communication interface can adjust the common mode voltage using the low frequency component and combine the high frequency component and the low frequency component by superposition after adjusting the common mode voltage.

Abstract: An ESD protection element includes a semiconductor substrate, a wiring layer, and an inductor conductor. The semiconductor substrate includes a Zener diode. The inductor conductor is provided on the wiring layer and has a two-dimensional spiral shape. The inductor conductor includes a first inductor conductor and a second inductor conductor that are continuously provided from an outer peripheral end toward an inner peripheral end, and a connection conductor portion in a vicinity of a portion at which the first inductor conductor and the second inductor conductor are connected to each other. The second inductor conductor has a width smaller than a width of the first inductor conductor.

Abstract: A phase shifter includes a first capacitor connected to a first line to which a first input signal is input, a second capacitor connected to a second line to which a second input signal having a first phase difference with respect to the first input signal is input, and a combining circuit that is connected to the first line and the second line and that outputs a combined signal having a phase determined depending on a first capacitance ratio between the first capacitor and the second capacitor.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for control and calibration of tunable filters are provided. In certain embodiments, a tunable filter includes at least one controllable component (for instance, a controllable inductor or a controllable capacitor) having a value that changes or adjusts a center frequency of the tunable filter. For example, the controllable component can correspond to a controllable inductor or a controllable capacitor of an inductor-capacitor (LC) resonator of the tunable filter. The tunable filter further includes a control circuit implemented with an approximation function for estimating a value of the controllable component for achieving a desired center frequency indicated by a frequency control signal.

Abstract: A resistive component in a hybrid microwave attenuator circuit is configured to attenuate a plurality of frequencies in an input signal. The hybrid microwave attenuator circuit is further configured with a dispersive component to attenuate a second plurality of frequencies within a frequency range by reflecting off portions of the input signal at those frequencies that are within the frequency range. The resistive component and the dispersive component are arranged in a series configuration relative to one another in the hybrid microwave attenuator circuit.

Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes coil conductors including silver planar conductors and ferrite layers containing copper and stacked with the coil conductors and the planar conductors interposed therebetween. The coil conductors define a portion of a coil with a winding axis extending in a lamination direction. The planar conductors are arranged in the lamination direction at a position on an upper side of the coil so that each of principal surfaces thereof faces in the lamination direction and a specific region of the principal surface overlaps with the coil when viewed from the lamination direction. Each of the planar conductors includes first through holes penetrating the principal surface in the lamination direction in the specific region.

Abstract: RF communications circuitry, which includes a first tunable RF filter and a first RF low noise amplifier (LNA) is disclosed. The first tunable RF filter includes a pair of weakly coupled resonators, and receives and filters a first upstream RF signal to provide a first filtered RF signal. The first RF LNA is coupled to the first tunable RF filter, and receives and amplifies an RF input signal to provide an RF output signal.

Abstract: An MRIS gradient coil sub-assembly comprising a first coil layer comprising a first conducting coil portion, a second coil layer comprising a second conductive coil portion electrically connected with the first conductive coil portion so that the first and second conductive coil portions act together as one coil, and a B-stage material consolidation layer sandwiched between the first and second coil layers. A method including laminating a first punched sheet metal conductive saddle coil portion and a second punched sheet metal conductive saddle coil portion together by bonding the first and second punched sheet metal conductive saddle coil portions on opposing sides of a B-stage material insulation layer, and electrically connecting the first punched sheet metal conductive saddle coil portion to the second punched sheet metal conductive saddle coil portion in parallel so that the first and second conductive saddle coil portions act together as one saddle coil.

Abstract: A front end module includes a base filter configured to operate as a bandpass filter passing a pass band of an input radio frequency signal; a switch connected to the base filter, and a first notch filter and a second notch filter selectively connected to the base filter through the switch, wherein a stop band of the first notch filter and a stop band of the second notch filter overlap the pass band of the base filter in a band equal to or higher than a center frequency of the pass band of the base filter.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a multilayer body including insulator layers that are stacked, linear conductor traces each provided between adjacent ones of the insulator layers, and via conductors. A helical or substantially helical inductor is provided in the multilayer body. When viewed in the stacking direction of the multilayer body, all of the linear conductor traces, except a portion of one linear conductor trace, are superimposed within an annular or substantially annular linear conductor trace region. The portion of the one linear conductor trace is displaced inwardly from the annular or substantially annular linear conductor trace region.

Abstract: A filter circuit is provided having multipath interference mitigation. The filter includes a signal path extending from an input to an output. The signal path includes a conductive path and a ground. A pass band filter is disposed along the signal path between the input and the output. The pass band filter passes a first frequency spectrum in a provider bandwidth, and attenuates a second frequency spectrum in a home network bandwidth. The filter circuit further includes a multipath interference mitigation leg operatively branched from the signal path. The multipath interference mitigation leg increases a return loss of the home network bandwidth. A frequency response of the filter circuit is characterized by an insertion loss characteristic between the input and the output being less than 3 dB in the provider bandwidth, and more than 20 dB in the home network bandwidth.

Abstract: A voltage regulator circuit includes a comparator configured to compare whether an output voltage of the voltage regulator circuit is either equal to or less than a reference voltage; a control unit, coupled to the comparator, and configured to use a duty ratio of the output voltage to an input voltage of the control unit to estimate a time period; a first transistor, coupled to the control unit, and configured to be selectively turned on based on the estimated time period; and an inductor, coupled to the first transistor, configured to conduct an inductor current, wherein when the comparator determines that the output voltage is either equal to or less than the reference voltage, the first transistor is turned on during the estimated time period to allow the inductor current to be increased so as to accordingly increase the output voltage.

Abstract: An equalizer circuit includes an phase-to-phase connectors including an phase-to-phase capacitor and four phase-to-phase switches, four output buffers, and control signal generation circuitry. One terminal of each phase-to-phase switches is connected to one of four connection paths on which four conversion signals being different in phase by 90° are input. The other one terminal of each phase-to-phase switches is connected to the phase-to-phase capacitor. Each output buffer is connected to one of the four connection paths and outputs an output signal. The control signal generation circuitry outputs control signals to control turning-on/off of the respective four phase-to-phase switches. A closing of the first, second, third, and fourth phase-to-phase switches are started from any one of phase-to-phase switches in one of a first ascending circulation and a first descending circulation based on the 4-phase control signals.

Abstract: A radio frequency filter with a cavity structure is provided. The radio frequency filter includes a housing having an inner hollow portion to have a cavity and open from one side of the housing, a cover sealing the open side of the housing, and a resonant element disposed inside the hollow housing. A through hole is formed at a part of the cover, corresponding to the resonant element, and a tuning element is installed covering the through hole, for frequency tuning. The tuning element is formed of a material having a different thermal expansion coefficient from a thermal expansion coefficient of a material of the cover.

Abstract: A filter circuit is provided having multipath interference mitigation. The filter includes a signal path extending from an input to an output. The signal path includes a conductive path and a ground. A pass band filter is disposed along the signal path between the input and the output. The pass band filter passes a first frequency spectrum in a provider bandwidth, and attenuates a second frequency spectrum in a home network bandwidth. The filter circuit further includes a multipath interference mitigation leg operatively branched from the signal path. The multipath interference mitigation leg increases a return loss of the home network bandwidth. A frequency response of the filter circuit is characterized by an insertion loss characteristic between the input and the output being less than 3 dB in the provider bandwidth, and more than 20 dB in the home network bandwidth.

Abstract: An elliptic combiner circuit filters a first and second signal in a first and second frequency band. A first resonator is coupled to a first input via a first capacitor and a second input via a second capacitor. A second resonator is coupled to a first and second signal path, coupled to the first and second input, via a third and a fourth capacitor. A first inductor is coupled between the first and third capacitors, and between the second and fourth capacitors. A third resonator is coupled to the first and second signal paths via a fifth, sixth, and seventh capacitors. A fourth resonator is coupled to the first signal path and a terminated port via an eighth, ninth and tenth capacitors. A second inductor is coupled between the fifth and eighth capacitors, and between the seventh and tenth capacitors. An output outputs the first and second signals.

Abstract: A switching method and apparatus that provides high isolation between circuit arms of a mobile communication device by attenuating noise over a defined frequency range using a switched shunt LC notch filter.

Abstract: An active magnetic bearing comprising a plurality of electromagnetic actuators, each actuator receiving for control thereof an input current and being able to exert a radial force on a shaft of a rotary machine, with respect to the rotation axis of said shaft, the shaft being able to be held without contact between the electromagnetic actuators and to undergo radial motion when it is in rotation, means for supplying input current of each actuator, the supply means comprising means for controlling the input current of each actuator, according to the position of the shaft with respect to the actuators. The supply means comprise means for damping the radial motion of the shaft.

Abstract: A test structure for an integrated circuit device includes a series inductor, capacitor, resistor (LCR) circuit having one or more inductor elements, with each inductor element having at least one unit comprising a first segment formed in a first metal layer, a second segment connecting the first metal layer to a semiconductor substrate beneath the first metal layer, and a third segment formed in the semiconductor substrate; and a capacitor element connected in series with each inductor element, the capacitor element defined by a transistor gate structure including a gate electrode as a first electrode, a gate dielectric layer, and the semiconductor substrate as a second electrode.

Abstract: A reconfigurable integrator/differentiator circuit includes: a first input terminal; a first output terminal; a first current follower having a second input terminal, a second inverting output terminal providing feedback to the first input terminal, a third non-inverting output terminal being connected to the first output terminal, and a fourth inverting output terminal; a second current follower having a third input terminal, a fifth inverting output terminal providing feedback to the first output terminal, and a sixth non-inverting output terminal being connected to the first input terminal; a single capacitor being connected between the fourth inverting output terminal and ground; a first resistor being connected between the first input terminal and the second input terminal; and a second resistor being connected between the fourth inverting output terminal and the third input terminal.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for optimized channel selection are disclosed. In one example, a channel quality is measured of each channel of an available number of channels on which a mobile communication device can transmit and receive. A subset of the available number of channels is allocated to a long range channel class responsive to the channel quality. An RSSI of the mobile communication device is monitored and correlated to a mobile communication device proximity to a base station. A channel is selected from the long range channel class if the mobile communication device proximity is greater than a predetermined proximity.

Abstract: There is provided a dielectric ceramic composition including: a major component (a barium titanate-based base material); and a minor component, wherein in an XRD analysis of a sintered body obtained by sintering the dielectric ceramic composition, when a (110) peak of BaTiO3 is set as 1.00, a ratio of a peak of pyrochlore (RE2Ti2O7) at about 30.5 degrees with respect to the (110) peak of BaTiO3 satisfies 0.02 or less, where RE is at least one of Y, Dy, Ho, Sm, Gd, Er, La, Ce, Nd, Tb, and Pr.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device for receiving a digital terrestrial, cable, or satellite television signal are described herein. For example, a silicon tuner module may be configured to receive a digital terrestrial, cable, or satellite television signal and output a digital bitstream, the digital bitstream may include audio visual content in an encoded transport stream. In a further example, a digital audio video connector may be configured to couple with a display device, the digital audio video connector may be configured to provide the digital bitstream to the display device according to a specification. In another example, a processing module may be configured to control the silicon tuner module in response to a Consumer Electronics Control command received from the display device via the digital audio video connector.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for transmitting a signal to an external electronic device. The method includes obtaining a compensation value by which an equalizer compensates a signal transmitted from the external electronic device, comparing the compensation value with a set of reference values so as to obtain one or more parameters, and adjusting an output signal transmitted from a transmit unit to the external electronic device based on the one or more parameters.

Abstract: A transmission line includes a signal terminal for inputting a first signal and a second signal, a first wire coupled to the signal terminal for transmitting the first signal, a second wire coupled to the signal terminal for transmitting the second signal, a filtering module coupled to the first and second wires for receiving the first and second signals to filter out noises of the first and second signal, a third wire coupled to the filtering module for transmitting the first signal, and a fourth wire coupled to the filtering module for transmitting the second signal.

Abstract: A filter circuit is provided having multipath interference mitigation. The filter includes a signal path extending from an input to an output. The signal path includes a conductive path and a ground. A pass band filter is disposed along the signal path between the input and the output. The pass band filter passes a first frequency spectrum in a provider bandwidth, and attenuates a second frequency spectrum in a home network bandwidth. The filter circuit further includes a multipath interference mitigation leg operatively branched from the signal path. The multipath interference mitigation leg increases a return loss of the home network bandwidth. A frequency response of the filter circuit is characterized by an insertion loss characteristic between the input and the output being less than 3 dB in the provider bandwidth, and more than 20 dB in the home network bandwidth.

Abstract: A high-frequency device includes a substrate including a plurality of layers that are stacked on top of one another and that include dielectric and magnetic layers, terminals, pattern conductors each formed on one layer, and via conductors each extending through one layer. The pattern conductors and via conductors connect the terminals and form a signal line that transmits a high-frequency signal. A first portion of the signal line includes a via conductor extending through one magnetic layer and/or a pattern conductor sandwiched between two magnetic layers and has a predetermined resistance to the high-frequency signal. A second portion of the signal line includes a capacitor formed of two pattern electrodes with at least one dielectric layer and no magnetic layers sandwiched there between and/or an inductor including a pattern conductor formed on a dielectric layer. The high-frequency device has an impedance to the high-frequency signal at the terminals.

Abstract: A broadband circuit between an antenna operating in a first service band and a power feeding unit and allowing the antenna to operate in a second service band wider than the first service band, includes a first line connected to the power feeding unit, a second line connected to a ground surface, a first capacitor between the first and second lines, a third line connected to the ground surface and parallel to the first line, a fourth line connected to the antenna and parallel to the second line, a second capacitor between the first and third lines, a first inductor between the first and third lines and closer to the first and third lines than the third capacitor, a fourth capacitor between the second and fourth lines, and a second inductor between the second and fourth lines and closer to the second and fourth lines than the fourth capacitor.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for filtering. In one aspect a power cable apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a cable portion. The apparatus further includes a first connector portion coupled to a first end of the cable portion. The apparatus further includes a second connector portion coupled to a second end of the cable portion opposite the first end. The apparatus further includes a filter circuit integrated within the second the connector portion, the filter circuit configured to attenuate emissions at an operating frequency of the electronic device.

Abstract: A cable emulator configured to emulate the electrical transfer function and properties of a length of conductive cable is disclosed for use in transmitter, receiver and transceiver operation without need for long and expensive length of actual cable. The cable emulator includes an input port for connection to a signal source, such as a transmitter and an output port for connection to a receiver or other signal analyzer. The input port connects to an input impedance matching element, which in turn connects to one or more filter stages. The output of the one or more filter stages connects to an output impedance matching element, which then connects to the output port. The one or more filter stage comprises one or more resistors, one or more inductors and one or more capacitors.

Abstract: A GFCI compatible system and method for activating relay controlled lines having a filter circuit between neutral and ground is described herein. Specifically the disclosure teaches a GFCI compatible system for reducing CMN. A CMN Suppressor can comprise a hot line, a neutral line, and a ground line. The first ends of the hot line, the neutral line, and the ground line can be connected to a GFCI protected hot node, a GFCI protected neutral node, and an electrical ground. The second ends of the hotline, the neutral line, and the ground line can be connected to a CMN sensitive device hot line, a CMN sensitive device neutral line, and a CMN sensitive device ground line. The system can further comprise a high pass filter, a hot line relay contact, a neutral line relay contact, a hot line relay, and a neutral line power relay.

Abstract: A broadband circuit between an antenna operating in a first service band and a power feeding unit and allowing the antenna to operate in a second service band wider than the first service band, includes a first line connected to the power feeding unit, a second line connected to a ground surface, a first capacitor between the first and second lines, a third line connected to the ground surface and parallel to the first line, a fourth line connected to the antenna and parallel to the second line, a second capacitor between the first and third lines, a first inductor between the first and third lines and closer to the first and third lines than the third capacitor, a fourth capacitor between the second and fourth lines, and a second inductor between the second and fourth lines and closer to the second and fourth lines than the fourth capacitor.

Abstract: A bidirectional AC-DC converter is presented with reduced passive component size and common mode electro-magnetic interference. The converter includes an improved input stage formed by two coupled differential inductors, two coupled common and differential inductors, one differential capacitor and two common mode capacitors. With this input structure, the volume, weight and cost of the input stage can be reduced greatly. Additionally, the input current ripple and common mode electro-magnetic interference can be greatly attenuated, so lower switching frequency can be adopted to achieve higher efficiency.

Abstract: An electromagnetic bandgap structure is provided, which includes a ground layer; a first power layer facing an upper portion of the ground layer with a dielectric interposed and comprising at least one first patch and at least one first branch; and a second power layer facing an upper portion of the first power layer with a dielectric interposed and comprising at least one second patch and at least one second branch.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) for compensating for a package inductance is disclosed. A first ground pad is directly connected to an on-chip ground node. A second IC ground pad is connected to the on-chip ground node via a tunable capacitor circuit, where the capacitance of the tunable capacitor circuit resonates with the package inductance at the operating frequency of the IC.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a shielding member, an electric circuit, and a filter capacitor. The electric circuit has an output line and is arranged inside the shielding member. The filter capacitor is arranged outside the shielding member to be connected to the output line.

Abstract: A filter and a method of filtering a high frequency electrical signal using photonic components is disclosed. The filter has a serially fiber-coupled laser source, a modulator, a filter, and a photodetector. The electrical signal is applied to the modulator. The modulated light propagates through the filter which is constructed to pass not only a modulated sideband, but also at least a fraction of light at the carrier frequency of the laser. The photodetector detects a signal at the beat frequency between the carrier and sideband signals, after both signals have propagated through the filter. As a result, a separate optical branch for light at the carrier frequency is not required, which considerably simplifies the filter construction and makes it more stable and reliable.

Abstract: A bandpass filter includes a first oscillating circuit having inductors (L1, L2) in parallel with capacitors (Cij1), and a second oscillating circuit having inductors (L3, L4) arranged in parallel with capacitors (Cij2). The capacitors (Cij1) of the first oscillating circuit have an assembly of variable capacitive elements (C11, C12, C13, C14) in series with a fixed capacitor (C1), and the capacitors (Cij2) of the second oscillating circuit have an assembly of variable capacitive elements (C21, C22, C23, C24) arranged in series with a fixed capacitor (C2). The first oscillating circuit and the second oscillating circuit are coupled together with capacitors of substantially fixed value (C3, C4) and these coupling capacitors are linked to different respective midpoints between variable capacitors in the first and second oscillating circuits.

Abstract: A method of designing an acoustic microwave filter comprises selecting a filter section based on frequency response requirements. The filter section includes an input, an output, and a plurality of circuit elements. The circuit elements have at least in-line acoustic resonators or in-shunt acoustic resonators. The method further comprises selecting a value for each circuit element, selecting a number of filter sections, and cascading the selected number of filter sections to create a cascaded filter circuit design, such that at least one pair of immediately adjacent filter sections are connected to each other via their inputs or their outputs. The method further comprises adding parasitic effects to the cascaded filter circuit design to create a pre-optimized filter circuit design, optimizing the pre-optimized filter circuit design to create a final filter circuit design, and constructing the acoustic microwave filter based on the final filter circuit design.

Abstract: A feedthrough capacitor includes an inner electrode that extends coaxially within a grounded outer electrode. A non-conductive, epoxy-based potting material insulates and adhesively joins opposing roughened portions of the inner and outer electrodes. A capacitor assembly extends between the inner and outer electrode and serves to bypass relatively high frequency signals carried by the inner electrode to the grounded outer electrode. The capacitor assembly includes a plurality of monolithic multilayer ceramic capacitors, each capacitor having first and second terminals that are respectively surface mounted onto inner and outer concentric conductive rings. A plurality of deflectable tines project radially inward from the inner ring and resiliently circumferentially contact the exterior of the inner electrode. Similarly, a plurality of deflectable tines project radially outward from the outer ring and resiliently circumferentially contact the interior of the outer electrode.

Abstract: Analogue filter for filtering out a high-frequency switching noise in a pulse-width-modulated transmit signal, which is fed into a line by a line driver by means of a transformer, wherein at least one capacitor is connected in parallel to a secondary winding of the transformer and, together with a stray inductivity of the transformer, forms the analogue filter.

Abstract: An integrated circuit for a radio frequency (RF) circuit such as a voltage controlled oscillator or an injection locked frequency divider is provided. The integrated circuit architecture includes a primary LC tank circuit comprising a first inductor and a first capacitive device connected in parallel and one or more secondary LC tank circuits, each comprising an inductor and a capacitive device connected in parallel. Each of the one or more secondary LC tank circuits is strongly coupled to the primary LC tank circuit and to each other either electrically, magnetically or a combination of electrically and magnetically.

Abstract: A system for performing an ocular surgical procedure is provided. The system includes a multiple frequency signal source, a configurable tuned output filter connected to the multiple frequency signal source, and a multiple frequency ultrasonic handpiece. The multiple frequency signal source operates at a first frequency and is configured to drive the configurable filter and the multiple frequency ultrasonic handpiece at the first frequency. The multiple frequency signal source operates at a second frequency and is configured to drive the configurable filter and the multiple frequency ultrasonic handpiece at the second frequency, and the design addresses third harmonic frequency issues for the multiple frequency ultrasonic handpiece. Switchable passive components, such as inductors, resistors, and/or capacitors may be employed in the configurable tuned output circuit, or alternately multiple similar circuits may be employed. Alternately, a multi-tap transformer may be provided.