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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
May. 24, 2007
Jimmy Fort, Aix En Provence, FR;
Michel Cuenca, Septemes les Vallons, FR;
Daniel Payrard, St. Maximin, FR;
Jimmy Fort, Aix En Provence, FR;
Michel Cuenca, Septemes les Vallons, FR;
Daniel Payrard, St. Maximin, FR;
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An oscillator circuit for use in integrated circuits. The oscillator circuit includes a delay generation circuit having a current mirror with at least a first current mirror branch and a second current mirror branch, a current source coupled to the first current mirror branch, a capacitive element coupled to the first current mirror branch; and a resistive element coupled to the second current mirror branch. The oscillator circuit further includes a plurality of inverting elements coupled in series with one another and a transconducting element coupled to an output of the plurality of inverting elements. The transconducting element is configured to discharge the capacitive element. A latching element is coupled to latch to an output signal of the plurality of inverting elements.