US 12,470,173 B2
Oscillator apparatus and control method
Yen-Chang Tung, HsinChu (TW)
Assigned to Diodes Incorporated, Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Diodes Incorporated, Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/626,280.
Prior Publication US 2025/0317106 A1, Oct. 9, 2025
Int. Cl. H03B 5/24 (2006.01); H03K 3/0231 (2006.01); H03K 3/03 (2006.01); H03L 7/099 (2006.01)
CPC H03B 5/24 (2013.01) [H03K 3/0231 (2013.01); H03K 3/0315 (2013.01); H03L 7/099 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first inverter having an input terminal and an output terminal;
a first capacitive device connected between the input terminal and the output terminal of the first inverter;
a second inverter having an input terminal and an output terminal;
a second capacitive device connected between the input terminal and the output terminal of the second inverter; and
a resistor network connected to the input terminal of the first capacitive device and the input terminal of the second inverter, wherein the first inverter is configured as a negative amplifier, and the first capacitive device and the resistor network are configured to determine a frequency of an oscillator, and wherein the resistor network is connected between the input terminal of the first inverter and a logic gate.