A single stage amplifier will produce 180o of phase shift between its output and input

signals when connected in a class-A configuration. For an oscillator to oscillate sufficient

feedback of the correct phase, ie "Positive Feedback" must be provided with the amplifier being
used as an inverting stage to achieve this. In a RC Oscillator the input is shifted 180 o through the
amplifier stage and 180o again through a second inverting stage giving us "180 o + 180o = 360o" of
phase shift which is the same as 0 o thereby giving us the required positive feedback. In a
Resistance-Capacitance Oscillator or simply an RC Oscillator, we make use of the fact that a
phase shift occurs between the input to a RC network and the output from the same network.