Article: Ring-tone generator uses high-Q filter.(Technology Information)

MODERN TELEPHONE applications need to generate a high-voltage sine wave to use as a ring-tone signal. Several familiar design alternatives generally involve either an IC-controlled flyback-type scheme or a ringer-module-"brick" approach. Unfortunately, module approaches are expensive, and flyback circuits are generally complicated and have inherent harmonic-suppression issues. The design parameters of both these approaches are generally fixed and offer little flexibility for users.

A simple yet effective method for producing a high-quality sine wave is to place a high-Q bandpass filter in a positive-feedback loop with a hard-limited gain element. This scheme ...

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