Oscillation device and method for manufacturing the oscillation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10447205-B2
Application number	US-201515505109-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2015
Priority date	Aug 20, 2014
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

In an OCXO, which outputs an oscillation frequency by oscillating a crystal resonator, a correspondence relationship between an oscillation frequency and an elapsed time at a beginning after a start of oscillation of a first crystal resonator is acquired. Based on the acquired result, data after the beginning and corresponding to a correspondence relationship between an accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation and the oscillation frequency after the start of the oscillation is obtained. Based on the accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation and this data, a frequency setting value is corrected. While an output frequency of the first crystal resonator fluctuates in association with the elapsed time, the output frequency is corrected by the frequency correction value corresponding to the accumulated elapsed time, thereby stabilizing the oscillation frequency.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oscillation device that uses a piezoelectric resonator to obtain an oscillation output based on a frequency setting value, the oscillation device comprising:
a storage unit, storing a prediction data generated based on an acquired result of a correspondence relationship between an elapsed time and an oscillation frequency during a time period from after a start of oscillation of the piezoelectric resonator up to a preliminary set elapsed time, the prediction data corresponding to a correspondence relationship between the oscillation frequency and an accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation after the start of the oscillation, and the accumulated elapsed time including a dine after the preliminary set elapsed time;
a time measurement unit, configured to measure the accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation after the start of the oscillation of the piezoelectric resonator;
a correction value operator, configured to obtain a correction value of the frequency setting value based on the accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation measured in the time measurement unit and the prediction data stored in the storage unit; and
an addition unit, configured to obtain a corrected frequency setting value by adding the correction value obtained in the correction value operator to the frequency setting value.

2. The oscillation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the piezoelectric resonator is a crystal resonator, and a relationship between the accumulated elapsed time and the oscillation frequency is an exponential function.

3. The oscillation device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a PLL circuit unit that includes a voltage control oscillating unit; and
a DDS configured to output a reference frequency signal for the PLL circuit unit by having the frequency setting value input, the reference frequency signal corresponding to the frequency setting value, wherein
the piezoelectric resonator is used as an operation clock of the DDS.

4. The oscillation device according to claim 2 , comprising:
a PLL circuit unit that includes a voltage control oscillating unit; and
a DDS configured to output a reference frequency signal for the PLL circuit unit by having the frequency setting value input, the reference frequency signal corresponding to the frequency setting value, wherein
the piezoelectric resonator is used as an operation clock of the DDS.

5. A method for manufacturing an oscillation device that uses a piezoelectric resonator to obtain an oscillation output based on a frequency setting value, the method comprising:
an acquiring step of acquiring an elapsed time and an oscillation frequency during a time period from after a start of oscillation of the piezoelectric resonator up to a preliminary set elapsed time; and
a storing step of obtaining and storing a prediction data in a storage unit based on an acquired result acquired in the acquiring step, the prediction data corresponding to a correspondence relationship between the oscillation frequency and an accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation, and the accumulated elapsed time including a time after the preliminary set elapsed time, wherein
the prediction data stored in the storage unit is used to: obtain a correction value of the frequency setting value based on the prediction data and the accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation, and obtain a corrected frequency setting value by adding the obtained correction value to the frequency setting value.

Assignees

• Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co

Inventors

• Kobata Tsukasa

Classifications

• H03L1/028

  of generators comprising piezoelectric resonators (H03L1/021, H03L1/022 take precedence; oscillation generators with a piezoelectric resonator H03B5/32) · CPC title

• H03L1/00

  Stabilisation of generator output against variations of physical values, e.g. power supply · CPC title

• H03L7/099

  concerning mainly the controlled oscillator of the loop · CPC title

• H03L1/04 Primary

  Constructional details for maintaining temperature constant · CPC title

• H03L1/027

  by using frequency conversion means which is variable with temperature, e.g. mixer, frequency divider, pulse add/subtract logic circuit (H03L1/023, H03L1/026 take precedence) · CPC title