US Patent Issued to Qorvo US on Feb. 10 for "Single VCO frequency synthesizer architecture for UWB applications" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,164, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Qorvo US Inc. (Greensboro, N.C.).

"Single VCO frequency synthesizer architecture for UWB applications" was invented by Mohamed Bouhamame (Greensboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a frequency synthesizer capable of generating a full spectrum for ultra-wideband applications by utilizing a single voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). The disclosed frequency synthesizer includes a phase-frequency detector (PFD), a charge pump (CP), a VCO, a feedback divider, and a divider bank. The PFD, the CP, the VCO, and the feedback divider are coupled in series in a clos...