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A recent Design Idea described a method for designing simple, high-frequency LC oscillators with few passive components (Reference 1). However, for best results, practical hardware design of a stable oscillator requires more parts and greater complexity. Figure 1 shows a stable, 18-MHz oscillator with automatically leveled output amplitude control and an output buffer that delivers a sine wave with low harmonic content (Reference 2).
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