Patent ID: 6037819
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B82Y,H03B,H03K

Abstract:
A clock signal generator comprising:a power supply having first and second terminals;a first resonant tunneling diode having first and second terminals, the first terminal of the first resonant tunneling diode being coupled to the first terminal of the power supply, the second terminal of the first resonant tunneling diode being coupled to an output node;a second resonant tunneling diode having first and second terminals, the first terminal of the second resonant tunneling diode being coupled to the output node, the second terminal of the second resonant tunneling diode being coupled to the second terminal of the power supply;a third resonant tunneling diode having first and second terminals, the first terminal of the third resonant tunneling diode being coupled to the first terminal of the power supply, the second terminal of the third resonant tunneling diode being coupled to a complementary output node;a fourth resonant tunneling diode having first and second terminals, the first terminal of the fourth resonant tunneling diode being coupled to the complementary output node, the second terminal of the fourth resonant tunneling diode being coupled to the second terminal of the power supply;a first signal source coupled to the output node and operable to periodically switch the first and second resonant tunneling diodes between a first state and a second state; anda second signal source coupled to the complementary output node and operable to periodically switch the third and fourth resonant tunneling diodes between a first state and a second state, the second signal source being out of phase with the first signal source.