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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1997
Norman Bujanos, Austin, TX (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A ring oscillator with differential delay stages employs an automatic gain control circuit producing a gain adjust signal that is responsive to a frequency control voltage applied to the ring oscillator. The effect of the frequency control voltage on the output voltage of the ring oscillator is counterbalanced by the gain adjust signal which prevents the output voltages of the delay stages from varying excessively over frequency. Further, the output stage of the ring oscillator includes shut off circuitry that allows the ring oscillator to be shut off in a non-oscillating mode in which it draws little current.
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