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Resistorless VCO including current source and sink controlling a current controlled oscillator

US5463353A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 1994
Grant dateOct 31, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L2207/06
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) 16 generates a periodic clock signal without the use any resistors. Therefore, the described VCO may be advantageously incorporated into devices fabricated with semiconductor processes without special resistor-base design constraints.

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