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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Zhendong Guo, San Jose, CA (US);
Jun Ming, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zhendong Guo, San Jose, CA (US);
Jun Ming, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is an inverter cell design comprising first and second transistors and first and second resistors. In disclosed embodiments, the first resistor is connected to a source of the first transistor and the second resistor is connected to a source of the second transistor. The first and second resistors are configured for connection to respective first and second voltage potentials. The inverter cells may be configured in a ring oscillator. A crystal oscillator may comprise an inverter cell according to the present disclosure.