A kind of 12 MHz automatic gain control crystal oscillatorsuitablefor wireless receiver chip was designed based on the Santos structure by analyzing the principle of three-point oscillator structure. In this oscillator circuit, the amplitude control was achieved by using the asymmetric difference pair current distribution characteristic to reduce the power consumption,and the inverter chain was adopted to shape the full-swing output. Based on the HJ RF 0.18 μm CMOS process,the circuit design and layout design as well as the simulation were acc...