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No.A1005-12/12
Notes on VCO Transformer Circuits
Built-in capacitor VCO transformer circuits
When power is first applied, the heat generated by the IC is transmitted through the printed circuit board to the VCO
tank circuit. However, the VCO coil frame functions as a heat sink and dissipates the heat form the IC. As a result, it
is relatively difficult to transmit heat to the VCO transformers built-in capacitor, and drift at power on is minimal.
Therefore, it suffices to design the circuit so that the coil and capacitor thermal characteristics cancel.
Ideally, it is better to use a coil with a core material that has low temperature coefficient characteristics.
External capacitor VCO transformer circuits
When an external capacitor is used, heat generated by the IC is transmitted through the printed circuit board directly to
the VCO tank circuit external capacitor. While this capacitor is heated relatively early after power is applied, the
coil is not so influenced as much by this heat, and as a result, the power-on drift is larger. Accordingly, a coil whose
core material has low temperature coefficient characteristics must be used. It is also desirable to use a capacitor with
similarly low temperature coefficient characteristics.
Note: Applications that use an external capacitor here must use a chip capacitor. If an ordinary capacitor is used,
problems such as the oscillator frequency changing with the capacitor orientation may occur.
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