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US 12,308,840 B2Granted
Relaxation oscillator
AssigneeFaraday Technology Corp.
InventorsHao-Wei Liu, Yueh-Hua Yu, Hong-Ren Lin
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Abstract
A relaxation oscillator includes a start-up circuit. During the start-up period of the relaxation oscillator, two output signals from the relaxation oscillator are controlled to be complementary signals by the start-up circuit according to a control signal. Consequently, the relaxation oscillator can be started up successfully. The relaxation oscillator can generate periodic square wave signals. Moreover, during the start-up period of the relaxation oscillator, the generation of the deadlock situation can be avoided.
Claims12
A relaxation oscillator, comprising:
- a voltage-controlled current circuit receiving a first supply voltage, and comprising a first current path, a second current path, a third current path and a fourth current path, wherein the first current path is coupled to a first node, the second current path is coupled to a second node, the third current path is coupled to a third node, the fourth current path is coupled to a fourth node, and a voltage at the second node is a first output signal of the relaxation oscillator;
- a first transistor, wherein a first drain/source terminal of the first transistor is connected with the second node, a second drain/source terminal of the first transistor is connected with a fifth node, and a gate terminal of the first transistor is connected with the first node;
- a second transistor, wherein a first drain/source terminal of the second transistor is connected with the third node, a second drain/source terminal of the second transistor is connected with the fifth node, and a gate terminal of the second transistor is connected with the fourth node;
- a third transistor, wherein a first drain/source terminal of the third transistor is connected with the first node, a second drain/source terminal of the third transistor is connected with the fifth node, and a gate terminal of the third transistor is connected with the third node;
- a fourth transistor, wherein a first drain/source terminal of the fourth transistor is connected with the fourth node, a second drain/source terminal of the fourth transistor is connected with the fifth node, and a gate terminal of the fourth transistor is connected with the second node;
- a first capacitor connected between the first node and the fifth node;
- a second capacitor connected between the fourth node and the fifth node, wherein the fifth node receives a second supply voltage;
- a latching circuit wherein a first terminal of the latching circuit is connected with the second node, a second terminal of the latching circuit is connected with the third node, and a third terminal of the latching circuit is connected with the fifth node;
- a combinational logic circuit receiving a control signal, and generating a first signal and a second signal;
- a fifth transistor, wherein a first drain/source terminal of the fifth transistor is connected with the second node, a second drain/source terminal of the fifth transistor is connected with the fifth node, and a gate terminal of the fifth transistor receives the second signal;
- a sixth transistor, wherein a first drain/source terminal of the sixth transistor is connected with the third node, a second drain/source terminal of the sixth transistor is connected with the fifth node, and a gate terminal of the sixth transistor receives the first signal;
- a seventh transistor, wherein a first drain/source terminal of the seventh transistor is connected with the first node, a second drain/source terminal of the seventh transistor is connected with the fifth node, and a gate terminal of the seventh transistor receives the second signal;
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- an eighth transistor, wherein a first drain/source terminal of the eighth transistor is connected with the fourth node, a second drain/source terminal of the eighth transistor is connected with the fifth node, and a gate terminal of the eighth transistor receives the second signal,
- wherein when the control signal is inactivated, the relaxation oscillator is not in a normal working mode, wherein when the control signal is activated, the relaxation oscillator is in the normal working mode.
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