Electronic device with capacitor bank linearization and a linearization method

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PATENT NO 9660578
APP PUB NO 20170040943A1
SERIAL NO

14991043

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An electronic device comprises a controllable capacitor bank and a capacitive divider arranged in parallel with the capacitor bank and configured to linearize the capacitor bank in a linearization frequency range of a frequency characteristic of the electronic device. The capacitive divider comprises a series arrangement of a first series capacitance, and a main capacitor bank. A control circuit coupled to one or more control inputs of the capacitive divider and controllable capacitor bank is configured to modify the equivalent capacitance of the capacitive divider and the controllable capacitor bank for providing capacitance steps, each capacitance step being variable over frequency such that for each step a frequency change Δf of the frequency characteristic is maintained constant in the linearization frequency range.

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NXP USA INC6501 WEST WILLIAM CANNON DRIVE AUSTIN TX 78735

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Doare, Olivier Vincent La Salvetat St Gilles, FR 14 87
Goumballa, Birama Larra, FR 42 214
Pavao-Moreira, Cristian Frouzins, FR 19 138
Salle, Didier Toulouse, FR 40 267

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