Integrable oscillator circuit
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJosef Fenk, Richard Stepp
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AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJosef Fenk, Richard Stepp
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An integrable bipolar oscillator circuit, includes four transistors of the same conductivity type, four resistors, three constant current sources having base points and outputs, a reference potential terminal connected to the base points of each of the constant current sources, a supply potential terminal, and a frequency-determining feedback member, the output of the first constant current source being connected to the emitter of the first transistor and to the base of the second transistor, the output of the second constant current source being connected to the emitter of the third transistor and to the base of the fourth transistor, the emitters of the second and fourth transistors being connected to the output of the third constant current source through a given connection, the collectors of the first and third transistors being directly connected to the supply potential terminal, the first and second resistors each being connected between a respective one of the collectors of the second and fourth transistors and the supply potential terminal, the fourth resistor being connected between the base of the first transistor and the collector of the fourth transistor, the third resistor being connected between the base of the third transistor and the collector of the second transistor, the frequency-determining feedback member being connected between the base of the third transmitter and the base of the first transistor, and an oscillator voltage being supplied between the emitters of the first and third transistors.
Integrable bipolar oscillator circuit, comprising first, second, third and fourth transistors of the same conductivity type, first, second, third and fourth resistors, first, second and third constant current sources having base points and outputs, a reference potential terminal connected to said base points of said first, second and third constant current sources, a supply potential terminal, and a frequency-determining feedback member, said output of said first constant current source being connected to the emitter of said first transistor and to the base of said second transistor, said output of said second constant current source being connected to the emitter of said third transistor and to the base of said fourth transistor, the emitters of said second and fourth transistors being connected to said output of said third constant current source through a given connection, the collectors of said first and third transistors being directly connected to said supply potential terminal, said first and second resistors each being connected between a respective one of the collectors of said second and fourth transistors and said supply potential terminal, said fourth resistor being connected between the base of said first transistor and the collector of said fourth transistor, said third resistor being connected between the base of said third transistor and the collector of said second transistor, said frequency-determining feedback member being connected between the base of said third transistor and the base of said first transistor, and an oscillator voltage being supplied between the emitters of said first and third transistors.
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