An oscillating circuit, comprising: a relaxation oscillator comprising: a capacitor; a pair of resistors (212, 214) operative to deliver a first current to the capacitor; and a first current source adapted to generate the first current up to a first predefined level; and a current compensation block comprising: a second current source; and a first pair of cross-coupled transistors (232, 234) coupled to the second current source and adapted to steer a current exceeding the first predefined level in the relaxation oscillator away from the capacitor and to the second current source; wherein said relaxation oscillator further comprises: a second pair of cross-coupled transistors (216, 218) forming a comparator; wherein a first transistor of the second pair of cross-coupled transistors has a source terminal coupled to a first terminal of the capacitor, a gate terminal coupled to a first terminal of a second one of the resistors and a drain terminal coupled to a first terminal of a first one of the resistors; and a second transistor of the second pair of transistors has a source terminal coupled to a second terminal of the capacitor, a gate terminal coupled to the first terminal the first resistor and a drain terminal coupled to a first terminal of the second resistor; wherein the first pair of cross-coupled transistors (232, 234) in the current compensation block comprises a first transistor having a source terminal coupled to the second current source, a drain terminal coupled to a first terminal of a first one of the resistors and a gate terminal coupled to a first terminal of a second one of the resistors, and a second transistor having a source terminal coupled to the second current source, a gate terminal coupled to the first terminal of the first resistor and a drain terminal coupled to the first terminal of the second resistor. a relaxation oscillator comprising: a capacitor; a pair of resistors (212, 214) operative to deliver a first current to the capacitor; and a first current source adapted to generate the first current up to a first predefined level; and a capacitor; a pair of resistors (212, 214) operative to deliver a first current to the capacitor; and a first current source adapted to generate the first current up to a first predefined level; and a current compensation block comprising: a second current source; and a first pair of cross-coupled transistors (232, 234) coupled to the second current source and adapted to steer a current exceeding the first predefined level in the relaxation oscillator away from the capacitor and to the second current source; a second current source; and a first pair of cross-coupled transistors (232, 234) coupled to the second current source and adapted to steer a current exceeding the first predefined level in the relaxation oscillator away from the capacitor and to the second current source; wherein said relaxation oscillator further comprises: a second pair of cross-coupled transistors (216, 218) forming a comparator; wherein a first transistor of the second pair of cross-coupled transistors has a source terminal coupled to a first terminal of the capacitor, a gate terminal coupled to a first terminal of a second one of the resistors and a drain terminal coupled to a first terminal of a first one of the resistors; and a second transistor of the second pair of transistors has a source terminal coupled to a second terminal of the capacitor, a gate terminal coupled to the first terminal the first resistor and a drain terminal coupled to a first terminal of the second resistor; a second pair of cross-coupled transistors (216, 218) forming a comparator; wherein a first transistor of the second pair of cross-coupled transistors has a source terminal coupled to a first terminal of the capacitor, a gate terminal coupled to a first terminal of a second one of the resistors and a drain terminal coupled to a first terminal of a first one of the resistors; and a second transistor of the second pair of transistors has a source terminal coupled to a second terminal of the capacitor, a gate terminal coupled to the first terminal the first resistor and a drain terminal coupled to a first terminal of the second resistor; wherein the first pair of cross-coupled transistors (232, 234) in the current compensation block comprises a first transistor having a source terminal coupled to the second current source, a drain terminal coupled to a first terminal of a first one of the resistors and a gate terminal coupled to a first terminal of a second one of the resistors, and a second transistor having a source terminal coupled to the second current source, a gate terminal coupled to the first terminal of the first resistor and a drain terminal coupled to the first terminal of the second resistor.