The most straightforward way to generate a ramp waveform is to drive a capacitor from a constant current source. If the constant current source is ideal, meaning that its source impedance is infinity, ...
Unijunction transistors (UJTs) were common circuit elements several decades ago. A simple ramp generator could be built from a single UJT and a few other components (Fig. 1). 1. In a simple UJT-based ...
The inverters in a CMOS CD4069 can be used for both analog as well as digital applications. This Design Idea illustrates this by using all six inverters in a 4069 package to make a closed loop, ...