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RC oscillator

US9438165B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Silicon Laboratories Inc. · US

Inventors

Matthew Powell · Austin, US
Axel Thomsen · Austin, US
Nicholas M. Atkinson · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 8, 2014
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 8, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K3/0231
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes using a current source to provide a charging current to a capacitor of a resistor-capacitor (RC) tank of an RC oscillator. The method includes using a resistor of the current source as a resistor for the RC tank.

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