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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1985
Sebastiano D'Arrigo, Houston, TX (US);
Giuliano Imondi, Rieti, IT;
Sossio Vergara, Frattamaggiore, IT;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An oscillator for an integrated circuit which includes a Schmitt trigger having an upper threshold voltage V.sub.H and a lower threshold voltage V.sub.L, a capacitor coupled between an input to the trigger and ground, a current generator coupled to the trigger input for charging the capacitor at a constant rate and a current generator coupled to the trigger input for discharging the capacitor at a constant rate. A charge switch in series with the charging current generator reversibly couples the charging current generator between a source of high voltage and the trigger input in response to a change in state of the trigger from a first state to a second state. A discharge switch in series with the discharging current generator reversibly couples the latter across the capacitor in response to a change in state of the trigger from the second state to the first state.