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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 1990

Filed:

Jul. 14, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:

Omid Tahernia, Coconut Creek, FL (US);

Barry W Herold, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Kenneth R Burch, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
331158 ; 3311 / ;
Abstract

A dual bandwidth crystal controlled oscillator is described having a first transconductance amplifier providing sufficient gain to maintain oscillation with an oscillator crystal at a minimum current drain. A second transconductance amplifier is provided which can be selectively coupled to the first transconductance amplifier, thereby augmenting the gain of the first transconductance amplifier to provide the capability for rapid oscillator start-up following battery saver operation. The dual bandwidth crystal controlled oscillator can be utilized in conventional oscillator and frequency synthesizer applications.


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