Invention Grant
- Patent Title: RC oscillator with comparator offset compensation
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Application No.: US16049821Application Date: 2018-07-31
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Publication No.: US10601407B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Bodh Raj Gautam , Kaushlendra Trivedi
- Applicant: NXP USA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agent Charlene R. Jacobsen
- Main IPC: H03K3/26
- IPC: H03K3/26 ; H03K4/08 ; H03K5/24

Abstract:
A comparator-based oscillator generates an output frequency that is relatively independent of comparator offset voltages. Charging/discharging circuitry controls the comparator input voltage, and logic circuitry generates the oscillator output (e.g., clock) signal and controls the charging/discharging circuitry. During an oscillator charging cycle, the charging/discharging circuitry drives the voltage at the comparator input node from a relatively low initial charging voltage level up to the comparator reference voltage. During an oscillator discharging cycle, the charging/discharging circuitry drives the voltage at the comparator input node from a relatively high initial discharging voltage level down to the comparator reference voltage. The initial charging and discharging voltage levels depend on the comparator reference voltage, such that a comparator offset voltage directly affects the initial charging and discharging voltage levels, thereby keeping the output frequency relatively unchanged.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200044634A1 RC OSCILLATOR WITH COMPARATOR OFFSET COMPENSATION Public/Granted day:2020-02-06
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