A method and a circuit for exciting a crystal oscillation circuit are disclosed herein. The crystal oscillation circuit comprising: charging, with a charging circuit, a voltage-controlled oscillator; providing, with the voltage-controlled oscillator, an exciting signal; blocking, with a direct current blocking capacitor, direct current from the voltage-controlled oscillator to the crystal oscillation circuit; and exciting, with the exciting signal, the crystal oscillation circuit. The circuit for exciting a crystal oscillation circuit, comprising: a charging circuit; a voltage-controlled oscillator coupled to the charging circuit and configured to provide an exciting signal to the crystal oscillation circuit; and a direct current blocking capacitor connected between the voltage-controlled oscillator and the crystal oscillation circuit and configured to block direct current from the voltage-controlled oscillator.