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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Hui Dong Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Kwi Dong Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jong Kee Kwon, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a ring oscillator having an extended range of oscillation frequency by varactors coupled to delay cells even in a simple structure. The wide frequency range results from simply varying an oscillation frequency by control signals applied to the varactors. Since additional switches connected to the delay cells contribute to increase or decrease of the oscillation frequency range, the ring oscillator can conveniently be employed in various types of oscillation systems.