Series-resonance oscillator
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsPietro Andreani, Luca Fanori, Thomas Mattsson
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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsPietro Andreani, Luca Fanori, Thomas Mattsson
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An oscillator circuit (100) comprises a first tank circuit (T1) comprising an inductive element (L) and a capacitive element (C) coupled in series between a first voltage rail (14) and a first drive node (12). A feedback stage (F) is coupled to a first tank output (13) of the first tank circuit (T1) and to the first drive node (12). The feedback stage (F) is arranged to generate, responsive to a first oscillating tank voltage present at the first tank output (13), a first oscillating drive signal at the first drive node (12) in-phase with a first oscillating tank current flowing in the inductive element (L) and the capacitive element (C), thereby causing the oscillator (100) to oscillate in a series resonance mode of the inductive element (L) and the capacitive element (C).
An oscillator circuit comprising:
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A method of operating an oscillator circuit, the oscillator circuit comprising a first tank circuit comprising an inductive element and a capacitive element coupled in series between a first voltage rail and a first drive node, the method comprising generating, responsive to a first oscillating tank voltage present at a first tank output for outputting a voltage present at a node topologically located between the inductive element and the capacitive element in series, a first oscillating drive signal at the first drive node, wherein the first oscillating drive signal is in-phase with a first oscillating tank current flowing in the inductive element and the capacitive element, thereby causing the oscillator to oscillate in a series resonance mode of the inductive element and the capacitive element.
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