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US08054141B2 Method and circuit for cancelling out comparator-delay in the relaxation oscillator 有权
用于消除张弛振荡器中比较器延迟的方法和电路

  • Patent Title: Method and circuit for cancelling out comparator-delay in the relaxation oscillator
  • Patent Title (中): 用于消除张弛振荡器中比较器延迟的方法和电路
  • Application No.: US12627826
    Application Date: 2009-11-30
  • Publication No.: US08054141B2
    Publication Date: 2011-11-08
  • Inventor: Sooping Saw
  • Applicant: Sooping Saw
  • Applicant Address: US TX Carrollton
  • Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
  • Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: US TX Carrollton
  • Agent Lisa K. Jorgenson; William A. Munck
  • Main IPC: H03K3/26
  • IPC: H03K3/26
Method and circuit for cancelling out comparator-delay in the relaxation oscillator
Abstract:
A relaxation oscillator includes a capacitor connected to a comparator input, current sources switched to supply power to the capacitor based on an output of the comparator, and a duplicate integrator shifting a voltage on the capacitor to offset a propagation delay through the comparator. The duplicate integrator includes current sources and a capacitor matching and switched in tandem with those within the relaxation oscillator, plus an additional current source, and is selectively switched into connection with the comparator input. By canceling the comparator propagation delay, the oscillator output frequency can be stably controlled through selection of resistive and capacitive values, using cheaper technology and tolerating large temperature, voltage and process variations.
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