Matthew Thomas Greene

US Patent:

20210167747, Jun 3, 2021

Filed:

Feb 9, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/171739

Inventors:

- AUSTIN TX, US
Matthew Russell Greene - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

NXP USA, Inc. - AUSTIN TX

International Classification:

H03H 7/38
H03H 7/40
H03H 5/12
H03H 7/00
H03K 17/56

Abstract:

The present disclosure may include, for example, a tunable capacitor having a decoder for generating a plurality of control signals, and an array of tunable switched capacitors comprising a plurality of fixed capacitors coupled to a plurality of switches. The plurality of switches can be controlled by the plurality of control signals to manage a tunable range of reactance of the array of tunable switched capacitors. Additionally, the array of tunable switched capacitors is adapted to have non-uniform quality (Q) factors. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20200235715, Jul 23, 2020

Filed:

Apr 6, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/841266

Inventors:

- Austin TX, US
Matthew Russell Greene - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

NXP USA, Inc. - AUSTIN TX

International Classification:

H03H 7/38
H03K 17/56
H03H 7/00
H03H 5/12
H03H 7/40

Abstract:

The present disclosure may include, for example, a tunable capacitor having a decoder for generating a plurality of control signals, and an array of tunable switched capacitors comprising a plurality of fixed capacitors coupled to a plurality of switches. The plurality of switches can be controlled by the plurality of control signals to manage a tunable range of reactance of the array of tunable switched capacitors. Additionally, the array of tunable switched capacitors is adapted to have non-uniform quality (Q) factors. Additional embodiments are disclosed.