Can an Integrated Circuit Select a Specific Frequency and Regulate Voltage?

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Is there such an intergrated circuit that can select a specific frequency out of a large selection of frequencies and to regulate the voltage.
 
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Idea04 said:
Is there such an intergrated circuit that can select a specific frequency out of a large selection of frequencies and to regulate the voltage.

Frequency slectivity is accomplished with a filter, either digital or analog in nature. Not sure what you mean by "regulate the voltage". Do you mean to filter a particular frequency range of signal (like with a bandpass filter), and then use gain control to cause the peak-to-peak amplitude of the output signal to be some set value?
 
I'm thinking of an ac voltage regulator. since changes in voltage create changes in frequency, I thought by regulating the voltage to one steady voltage flucuation that it would regulate the voltage and frequency.
 
An AC voltage regulator is a plain ol' transformer, at least if you know what the input voltage is.

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Idea04 said:
Is there such an intergrated circuit that can select a specific frequency out of a large selection of frequencies and to regulate the voltage.
Perhaps you are thinking of a frequency divider.
Basically a crystal oscillator with a counter network where the divisor can be set by switches.

Voltage and frequency are normally independent quantities.
You can adjust one without affecting the other.

There is such a thing as a voltage controlled oscillator though.