Invention Grant
- Patent Title: VDD-independent oscillator insensitive to process variation
- Patent Title (中): 与VDD无关的振荡器对工艺变化不敏感
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Application No.: US12617009Application Date: 2009-11-12
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Publication No.: US08531248B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: Yi-Tzu Chen
- Applicant: Yi-Tzu Chen
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: H03K3/26
- IPC: H03K3/26 ; H03K3/02

Abstract:
An oscillator includes a positive power supply node for providing a positive power supply voltage; a capacitor; and a constant current source providing a first constant current and coupled to the positive power supply node. The first constant current is independent from the positive power supply node. The oscillator also includes a charging current source configured to provide a second constant current to charge the capacitor, wherein the second constant current mirrors the first constant current. The oscillator further includes a constant current source inverter having a third constant current mirroring the first constant current. The constant current source inverter is configured to control the oscillator to transition state at a constant state transition voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100201454A1 VDD-Independent Oscillator Insensitive to Process Variation Public/Granted day:2010-08-12
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