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US4560956A
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Oscillator with crystal-resistive feedback
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1983-09-26
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Granted: 1985-12-24
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Expires: 2003-09-26
Abstract
Abstract A standard TTL inverter (1) drives a series circuit of an inductor (9) and a capacitor (11). This is fed back through a frequency-control crystal (15). A resistor (19) is also in the feedback circuit, and a resistor 7 bridges the low-current-accepting inverter (1). None of the circuit elements need be of high precision or otherwise expensive.
Inventors
- 👤 William S. Duncan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 10:38
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/027; H03K3/03; H03K3/0307; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S331/00; Y10S331/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
An oscillator comprising a substantially fixed-gain logic gate having an input and an output, a first resistor connected between said input and said output of said logic gate, an inductor having a first side and a second side, said first side of said inductor being connected to said output of said logic gate, a capacitor having a first side and second side, said first side of said capacitor being connected to said second side of said inductor, the second side of said capacitor being connected to a source of reference potential, a frequency-control crystal having a first side and a second side, said first side of said crystal being connected to the junction of said inductor and said capacitor, and the second side of said crystal being connected to said input of said logic gate, and a second resistor connected in series with said crystal, in circuit between the junction of said inductor and said capacitor and the input of said logic gate, said second resistor being in addition to any resistance of said crystal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
An oscillator comprising a substantially fixed-gain logic gate having an input and an output, a first resistor connected between said input and said output of said logic gate, an inductor having a first side and a second side, said first side of said inductor being connected to said output of said logic gate, a capacitor having a first side and second side, said first side of said capacitor being connected to said second side of said inductor, the second side of said capacitor being connected to a source of reference potential, a frequency-control crystal having a first side and a second side, said first side of said crystal being connected to the junction of said inductor and said capacitor, and the second side of said crystal being connected to said input of said logic gate, and a second resistor connected in series with said crystal, in circuit between the junction of said inductor and said capacitor and the input of said logic gate, said second resistor being in addition to any resistance of said crystal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The oscillator as in claim 1 in which the reactance of said inductor is selected to be more than the reactance of said capacitor at the primary frequency defined by said crystal at all parts of the probable ranges of magnitudes of said capacitor and said inductor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
197 words
An oscillator comprising an inverting logic gate having an input and an output, a first resistance connected between said input and said output of said logic gate, an inductor having a first side and a second side, said first side of said inductor being connected to the output of said logic gate, a capacitor having a first side and second side, said first side of said capacitor being connected to said second side of said inductor, said second side of said capacitor being connected to a source of reference potential, a frequency-control crystal having a first side and a second side, said first side of said crystal being connected to the junction of said inductor and said capacitor, and said second side of said crystal being connected to the input of said logic gate, and a second resistor connected in series with said crystal in circuit between the junction of said inductor and said capacitor and the input of said logic gate, said second resistor being at least large enough in resistance to prevent feedback gain greater than one at harmonic frequencies of the fundamental frequency of said crystal when the resistance of said crystal is negligible.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
197 words
An oscillator comprising an inverting logic gate having an input and an output, a first resistance connected between said input and said output of said logic gate, an inductor having a first side and a second side, said first side of said inductor being connected to the output of said logic gate, a capacitor having a first side and second side, said first side of said capacitor being connected to said second side of said inductor, said second side of said capacitor being connected to a source of reference potential, a frequency-control crystal having a first side and a second side, said first side of said crystal being connected to the junction of said inductor and said capacitor, and said second side of said crystal being connected to the input of said logic gate, and a second resistor connected in series with said crystal in circuit between the junction of said inductor and said capacitor and the input of said logic gate, said second resistor being at least large enough in resistance to prevent feedback gain greater than one at harmonic frequencies of the fundamental frequency of said crystal when the resistance of said crystal is negligible.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The oscillator as in claim 3 in which said crystal has the characteristic of exhibiting only odd harmonic frequencies.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The oscillator as in claim 3 in which the reactance of said inductor is selected to be more than the reactance of said capacitor at the primary frequency defined by said crystal at all parts of the probable ranges of magnitudes of said capacitor and said inductor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The oscillator as in claim 4 in which the reactance of said inductor is selected to be more than the reactance of said capacitor at the primary frequency defined by said crystal at all parts of the probable ranges of magnitudes of said capacitor and said inductor.
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