The 74HC/HCT4046A are phase-locked loop (PLL) with linear voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) CMOS device having pins suited to 4046 in a 4000B series. These devices comply to JEDEC standard no. 7A.
This is Part 1 of a three-part series. As modern wireless communications systems (mainly superheterodyne radio transceivers) are now required to deliver higher performance than ever before, they’re ...