摘要 |
A power supply voltage-independent and temperature-independent RC oscillator using a controllable Schmitt trigger comprises a transition voltage generator circuit, a Schmitt trigger circuit, an RC delay circuit, and a quantizer. The transition voltage generator circuit generates a high transition voltage and a low transition voltage. The high and low transition voltages are proportional to a power supply voltage. The Schmitt trigger circuit generates an output voltage having a first level when an input voltage becomes greater than the high transition voltage and having a second level when the input voltage becomes less than the low transition voltage. The RC delay circuit comprises a resistor and a capacitor and generates the input voltage in response to the output voltage. The quantizer quantizes the input voltage to output a square-wave oscillation signal. Accordingly, an oscillation signal having a stable oscillation frequency unaffected by the external conditions can be obtained.
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