An amplitude-controlled oscillator circuit includes an oscillator for providing a frequency signal having a controllable signal amplitude, a divider circuit for a frequency division of the frequency signal, a minimum amplitude of the frequency signal being associated to the divider circuit and the divider...http://www.google.de/patents/US7170359?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7170359 - Amplitude-controlled oscillator circuit and method for operating an amplitude-controlled oscillator circuit