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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2017
Applicants:
Marshall Soares, Taylorsville, UT (US);
Richard N. Rea, Lehi, UT (US);
Inventors:
Marshall Soares, Taylorsville, UT (US);
Richard N. Rea, Lehi, UT (US);
Assignee:
Hall Labs LLC, Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/03 (2006.01); H03K 3/354 (2006.01); H03K 3/011 (2006.01); H03K 3/012 (2006.01); H03K 3/013 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/0315 (2013.01); H03K 3/354 (2013.01); H03K 3/011 (2013.01); H03K 3/012 (2013.01); H03K 3/013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A current-mode, multi-stage oscillator converts an oscillating current to an oscillating voltage using one or more current voltage converters on one or more of the output stages of the multi-stage oscillator. The use of current voltage convertors transforms the low output swing (e.g., transistor threshold limited) of the oscillator into a rail-to-rail voltage oscillation with minimal jitter and operational stability over a wide temperature range.