MC912D60ACPVE8 Datasheet, PDF (198/460 Pages) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc – MC68HC912D60A MC68HC912D60C MC68HC912D60P Technical Data

Oscillator
12.5.1.3 Bias Current Process Optimization
For proper oscillation, the gain margin of the oscillator must exceed one
or the circuit will not oscillate. Process variance in the bias current (which
controls the gain of the amplifier) can cause the gain margin to be much
lower than typical. This can be as a result of either too much or too little
current.
To reduce the process sensitivity of the gain, the material of the device
that sets the bias current was changed to a material with tighter process
and temperature control. As a result, the transconductance and Ibias
variances are more limited than in the previous design.
12.5.1.4 Input ESD Resistor Path Modification
To satisfy the condition of oscillation, the oscillator circuit must not only
provide the correct amount of gain but also the correct amount of phase
shift. In the Pierce configuration, the phase shift due to parasitics in the
input path to the gate of the transconductance amplifier must be as low
as possible. In the original configuration, the parasitic capacitance of the
clock input buffer (OTA), automatic Loop Control circuit (ALC), and input
resistor (RFLT) reacted with the input resistance to cause a large phase
shift.
To reduce the phase shift, the input ESD resistor (marked RESD in the
figure above) was changed from a single path to the input circuitry (the
ALC and the OTA) and oscillator transconductance amplifier (marked
GM in the figure above) to a parallel path. In this configuration, the only
capacitance causing a phase shift on the input to the transconductance
device is due to the transconductance device itself.
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Oscillator
MC68HC912D60A — Rev. 3.1
Freescale Semiconductor