Oscillation circuit with temperature-dependent current source
AssigneeOki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
InventorMineo Noguchi
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AssigneeOki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
InventorMineo Noguchi
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An output signal ZA of NAND 48a is given to a first input of NAND 48b and is given to a second input of the above NAND 48b, simultaneously through a delay circuit. Furthermore, an output signal ZB of the NAND 48b is given to the first input of NAND 48a and is given to the second input of NAND 48a, simultaneously through a delay circuit. The delay circuit includes a charging and discharging circuit consisting of a NMOS 42 having the conductivity controlled by a voltage VN depending on a temperature signal from a temperature-dependent current source 30 and a capacitor 44, and a NMOS 45 being turned on/off by the voltage of the above capacitor 44. By setting temperature characteristics of the voltage VN and temperature characteristics of the threshold voltage of the NMOS 45 so as to cancel each other, the oscillation frequency variation of the oscillation circuit consisting of astable multi-vibrators can be restrained.
An oscillation circuit comprising;
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