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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Matthew R. Powell, Austin, TX (US);
Axel Thomsen, Austin, TX (US);
Nicholas M. Atkinson, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/26 (2006.01); H03B 5/24 (2006.01); H03K 3/011 (2006.01); H03K 3/0231 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/24 (2013.01); H03K 3/011 (2013.01); H03K 3/0231 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes using a current source to provide a charging current to a capacitor of a resistor-capacitor (RC) tank of an RC oscillator. The method includes using a resistor of the current source as a resistor for the RC tank.