Ring oscillator and method for controlling start-up of ring oscillator

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PATENT NO 10917076
APP PUB NO 20210036691A1
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16818174

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A ring oscillator includes at least one oscillator stage having a first output and a second output and a start-up circuit. The start-up circuit includes a plurality of AC coupling capacitors receiving the first output and the second output, and a plurality of switches connected to the AC coupling capacitors. The start-up circuit is configured to provide a differential start-up voltage to at least one node of the oscillator using the plurality of switches and the AC coupling capacitors.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD129 SAMSUNG-RO YEONGTONG-GU GYEONGGI-DO SUWON-SI 16677

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Das, Tamal West Bengal, IN 17 52
Ghosh, Sanjeeb Kumar Bangalore, IN 8 3
Kalyanamahadevi, Gopalan Jawarlal Vishnu Bangalore, IN 8 3
Verma, Avneesh Singh Bangalore, IN 5 3

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