Maxim (www.maxim-ic.com) has produced a completely self-contained TTL oscillator chip in a very small three-pin outline. The MAX7375 family of oscillators operates in the range of 1 MHz up to around 10 MHz, (depending on device suffix) and requires no external components. It may be necessary to fit a 100 nF decoupling capacitor across the supply pins if the chip is sited further than a few centimetres from any other decoupling capacitor. The specified supply voltage range is between 2.7 V and 5.5 V while current consumption is dependant on clock frequency; at 4 MHz the chip takes 4 mA while at 8 MHz this rises to 6.5 mA.
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