- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for generating a high swing in an oscillator
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Application No.: US15173044Application Date: 2016-06-03
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Publication No.: US10483909B2Publication Date: 2019-11-19
- Inventor: Subhashish Mukherjee , Kumar Anurag Shrivastava , Madhulatha Bonu
- Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Michael A. Davis, Jr.; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H03B5/04
- IPC: H03B5/04 ; H03B5/06 ; H03B5/12 ; H03L3/00 ; H03L7/00

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to generate an oscillating output signal having a voltage swing greater than a voltage swing across nodes of active devices. An example oscillator includes a tank to generate an oscillating output signal in response receiving an edge of an enable signal; a feedback generator including a first gain stage forming a first feedback loop with the tank, the first feedback loop providing a first charge to maintain the oscillating output signal and a second gain stage forming a second feedback loop with the tank, the second feedback loop providing a second charge to maintain the oscillating output signal, the first and second charges combining with the oscillating output signal to generate a high voltage swing; and an attenuator connected between the tank and the feedback generator to isolate the tank from active components of the feedback generator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170353157A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A HIGH SWING IN AN OSCILLATOR Public/Granted day:2017-12-07
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