Oscillators – Ring oscillators
Patent
1995-12-22
1997-02-04
Grimm, Siegfried H.
Oscillators
Ring oscillators
331 66, 331 75, G01K 700, H03B 502
Patent
active
056002815
ABSTRACT:
In a semiconductor memory device, a constant voltage is applied to a resistor having a positive temperature coefficient, whereby a first reference current flowing through that resistor is converted into a voltage by a resistor. That voltage is converted into a second reference current by a P channel MOS transistor, whereby a second current of a value equal to the value of the second reference current flows through each of a plurality of inverters by a current mirror circuit. These inverters are connected in a ring manner to form a ring oscillator. The first reference current becomes lower as the operating temperature rises, whereby the second reference current increases. As a result, the oscillator cycle of the ring oscillator becomes shorter as the operating temperature rises.
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Hayashikoshi Masanori
Kajimoto Takeshi
Mori Shigeru
Grimm Siegfried H.
Mitsubishi Denki & Kabushiki Kaisha
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