Mar 4, 2010 #1 K kapilsn Member level 4 Joined Feb 13, 2008 Messages 73 Helped 9 Reputation 16 Reaction score 0 Trophy points 1,286 Activity points 1,701 I read in one of the papers that a ring oscillator with even number of stages can also oscillate if every inverter is the same!! Does anyone have any insight or documentations regarding this??
I read in one of the papers that a ring oscillator with even number of stages can also oscillate if every inverter is the same!! Does anyone have any insight or documentations regarding this??
Mar 4, 2010 #2 keith1200rs Super Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 9, 2009 Messages 10,865 Helped 2,065 Reputation 4,130 Reaction score 1,596 Trophy points 1,403 Location Yorkshire, UK Activity points 57,270 An even number will have 180 degrees phase shift a some frequency so COULD oscillate. It is probably more likely to just get stuck at Vdd or Vss. Keith
An even number will have 180 degrees phase shift a some frequency so COULD oscillate. It is probably more likely to just get stuck at Vdd or Vss. Keith