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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy Richards, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
IC Works, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B / ; H03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
331109 ; 331 74 ; 3311 / ; 3311 / ; 331175 ; 3311 / ; 331183 ; 331186 ;
Abstract
An automatic gain control circuit and method ensure feedback for oscillator circuitry fabricated on a single semiconductor chip to adapt to the Q value established by a resonator circuit connected to the oscillator circuitry, and to ensure that gain is maximized and linearity of operation preserved within the voltage rails of the power supply.