Low voltage, low power RC oscillator circuit
US4479097A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K4/501
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A resistor-capacitor oscillator circuit (10) is provided and includes a voltage comparator circuit (12). A capacitor (20) is connected to an input terminal (14) of the voltage comparator circuit (12). A resistor divider network (30) is coupled to an input terminal (16) of the voltage comparator circuit (12) for generating a reference voltage. A delay circuit (50, 52) is coupled to an output terminal (42) of the voltage comparator circuit (12). A discharge device (54) is coupled to the delay circuit (50, 52) and to the capacitor (20) for discharging the capacitor (20). A switching device (40) is coupled to the output (42) of the voltage comparator circuit (12) and to the resistor divider network (30) for controlling the application of the reference voltage to voltage comparator circuit (12).
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