Automatic swing control in relaxation oscillators

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1979-1986

  Shakiba, Mohammad Hossein ^a,b,d,e,f   Sowlati, Tirdad ^{a,b,c,d,f,g,h,i}  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b Gennum Corporation   (Canada)

^c PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^d Isfahan University of Technology ^*

^e ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^h Tehran Polytechnic University   (Iran)

ⁱ University of Toronto

Author keywords

Analog integrated circuits; Bipolar transistor oscillators; Oscillators; Relaxation oscillators; Voltage controlled oscillators

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; AUTOMATIC SWING CONTROL; BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR OSCILLATOR;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0032321136     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4.735538     Document Type: Article

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