Peak detectors for amplitude control of oscillators
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Oct 18, 2016
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May 28, 2015
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Nov 22, 2013
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Nov 22, 2013
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Various techniques for automatic amplitude control of an oscillator are described. An apparatus includes an oscillator circuit configured to generate an oscillating signal. The apparatus includes a feedback circuit configured to control a bias signal of the oscillator circuit to maintain a target peak amplitude of the oscillating signal based on a current-mode indicator of a peak amplitude of the oscillating signal and a reference current. The feedback loop includes a rectifier circuit configured to generate the current-mode indicator and a summing node configured to provide a bias control signal based on a difference between the current-mode indicator and the reference current. The feedback circuit may include a capacitor coupled to the summing node and configured to accumulate charge according to the difference. A magnitude of the current-mode indicator may be at least two orders of magnitude less than a magnitude of the current through an output node of the oscillator circuit.
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