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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 1990
Filed:
May. 25, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Walter S Gontowski, Thompson, CT (US);
Assignee:
Cherry Semiconductor Corporation, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
331111 ; 3311 / ; 331143 ; 3311 / ;
Abstract
In the voltage controlled oscillator disclosed herein, the charging and discharging of a timing capacitor is controlled by a differential input comparator which establishes precisely defined switching thresholds. The comparator input circuit is provided with an internally generated, temperature compensated input bias current which substantially relieves the timing components from providing bias current, thereby facilitating a wide range of operation.