Temperature compensated oscillation controller and temperature compensated crystal oscillator including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10483984-B2
Application number	US-201715803026-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2017
Priority date	Jan 10, 2017
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

A temperature compensated oscillation controller includes a temperature compensation circuit configured to provide a reference voltage through a first terminal and to receive an input voltage including temperature information through a second terminal, and an oscillation circuit configured to be connected to an external crystal resonator through third and fourth terminals and to output a clock signal in response to an oscillation signal from the external crystal resonator. The temperature compensation circuit is configured to perform a voltage controlled oscillator-based sensing operation to convert the input voltage into a temperature code and to adjust a frequency of the clock signal using the temperature code.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A temperature compensated oscillation controller comprising:
a temperature compensation circuit configured to provide a reference voltage through a first terminal and to receive an input voltage including temperature information through a second terminal; and
an oscillation circuit configured to he connected to an external crystal resonator through third and fourth terminals and to output a clock signal in response to an oscillation signal from the external crystal resonator,
wherein the temperature compensation circuit is configured to perform a voltage controlled oscillator-based sensing operation to convert the input voltage into a temperature code and to adjust a frequency of the clock signal using the temperature code, and
wherein the temperature compensation circuit comprises:
a bandgap reference configured to generate the reference voltage;
a temperature sensing circuit configured to receive the input voltage and to generate the temperature code in response to the receives input voltage;
a control logic circuit configured to output a control signal using the temperature code; and
a capacitor bank configured to adjust a capacitance of each of the third and fourth terminals in response to the control signal.

2. The temperature compensated oscillation controller of claim 1 , wherein the temperature sensing circuit comprises:
a first switch connected between the second terminal and a first node;
a voltage controlled oscillator configured to output an output signal in response to a voltage of the first node; and
a counter configured to output the temperature code by counting the output signal for a predetermined time.

3. The temperature compensated oscillation controller of claim 2 , wherein the temperature sensing circuit further comprises:
a second switch connected between the first terminal and the first node; and
an automatic calibrator configured to receive the output signal and the clock signal and output a calibration signal by comparing the output signal with the clock signal,
wherein when the second switch is turned on, the first terminal is electrically connected to the first node, and
wherein the voltage controlled oscillator adjusts an internal parameter so that the output signal has a reference frequency corresponding to the clock signal in response to the calibration signal.

4. The temperature compensated oscillation controller of claim 1 , wherein the control logic circuit includes a lookup table including information about a corresponding relation between the temperature code and the control signal and is configured to output the control signal corresponding to the temperature code using the lookup table.

5. The temperature compensated oscillation controller of claim 1 , wherein the control logic circuit includes an estimator, and
wherein the estimator is configured to output the control signal by performing an arithmetic operation using a mathematical model of the external crystal resonator with respect to the temperature code.

6. The temperature compensated oscillation controller of claim 1 , wherein the capacitor hank comprises:
at least one first capacitor connected to the third terminal; and
at least one second capacitor connected to the fourth terminal,
wherein the capacitor bank is configured to adjust a capacitance of the at least one first capacitor or the at least one second capacitor in response to the control signal.

7. The temperature compensated oscillation controller of claim 1 , further comprising a switched capacitor that is connected to the second terminal and is configured to operate in response to the clock signal.

8. The temperature compensated oscillation controller of claim 7 , wherein the switched capacitor comprises:
a non-overlapping clock generator configured to output a first switching signal and a second switching signal that does not overlap the first switching signal in response to the clock signal;
a capacitor;
a first switch connected between the second terminal and a first end of the capacitor and configured to operate in response to the first switching signal; and
a second switch connected between a ground and a second end of the capacitor and configured to operate in response to the second switching signal.

9. The temperature compensated oscillation controller of claim 7 , wherein the switched capacitor is deactivated in a high performance mode and is activated in a low performance mode, and
wherein the high performance mode is an operation mode where a frequency change of the clock signal according to temperature is included in a first range and the low performance mode is an operation mode where the frequency change of the clock signal according to temperature is included in a second range that is wider than the first range.

10. A temperature compensated crystal oscillator comprising:
a temperature compensated oscillation controller including first through fourth terminals;
a thermistor connected to the first and second terminals; and
a crystal resonator connected to the third and fourth terminals,
wherein the temperature compensated oscillation controller comprises:
a temperature compensation circuit configured to provide a reference voltage through the first terminal and to receive an input voltage through the second terminal; and
an oscillation circuit connected to the third and fourth terminals and configured to output a clock signal in response to an oscillation signal of the crystal resonator,
wherein the temperature compensation circuit is configured to convert the input voltage into a temperature code by performing a voltage controlled oscillator-based sensing operation and to adjust a capacitance of the third and fourth terminals using the temperature code.

11. The temperature compensated crystal oscillator of claim 10 , wherein the temperature compensated oscillation controller further comprises a switched capacitor that is connected to the second terminal and is configured to operate in response to the clock signal.

12. The temperature compensated crystal oscillator of claim 11 , wherein the switched capacitor comprises:
a non-overlapping clock generator configured to output a first switching signal and a second switching signal that does not overlap the first switching signal in response to the clock signal;
a capacitor;
a first switch connected between the second terminal and a first end of the capacitor and configured to operate in response to the first switching signal; and
a second switch connected between a ground and a second end of the capacitor and configured to operate in response to the second switching signal.

13. The temperature compensated crystal oscillator of claim 11 , wherein in a high performance mode, the temperature compensated crystal oscillator further comprises an external resistor connected to the second terminal and the switched capacitor is deactivated.

14. The temperature compensated crystal oscillator of claim 10 , wherein the temperature compensation circuit comprises:
a band gap reference configured to generate the reference voltage;
a temperature sensing circuit configured to receive the input voltage and to generate the temperature code in response to the received input voltage;
a control logic circuit configured to output a control signal using the temperature code; and
a capacitor bank configured to adjust a capacitance of the third and fourth terminals in response to the control signal.

15. A user system comprising:
a first plurality of configuration elements;
a second plurality of configuration elements;
a first temperature compensa

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Sangdon
• Lim Dokyung
• Kim Wooseok

Classifications

• H03B5/04 Primary

  Modifications of generator to compensate for variations in physical values, e.g. power supply, load, temperature · 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

• H03L1/022

  by indirect stabilisation, i.e. by generating an electrical correction signal which is a function of the temperature (H03L1/021 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H03B5/368

  the means being voltage variable capacitance diodes · CPC title

• H03L1/028 Primary

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