Circuit device and oscillator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12273071-B2
Application number	US-202418617695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2024
Priority date	Mar 28, 2023
Publication date	Apr 8, 2025
Grant date	Apr 8, 2025

Abstract

A circuit device includes: a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to a resonator; an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a signal from the first terminal and output the amplified signal to the second terminal; a variable resistance circuit that is provided on a signal path between the amplifier circuit and the second terminal and includes a variable resistor, a first switch provided at one end of the variable resistor, and a second switch provided at the other end of the variable resistor; a third switch coupled in parallel to the variable resistance circuit; and a control circuit configured to control a resistance value of the variable resistor and control the first switch, the second switch, and the third switch to be turned on or off.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A circuit device comprising:
a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to a resonator;
an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a signal from the first terminal and output the amplified signal to the second terminal;
a variable resistance circuit that is provided on a signal path between the amplifier circuit and the second terminal and includes a variable resistor, a first switch provided at one end of the variable resistor, and a second switch provided at the other end of the variable resistor;
a third switch coupled in parallel to the variable resistance circuit; and
a control circuit configured to control a resistance value of the variable resistor and control the first switch, the second switch, and the third switch to be turned on or off.

2. The circuit device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first switch and the second switch are turned off and the third switch is turned on in a first mode, and
the first switch and the second switch are turned on and the third switch is turned off in a second mode.

3. The circuit device according to claim 1 , wherein
the variable resistor includes a plurality of resistors coupled in series and a plurality of resistance value control switches coupled in parallel with the plurality of resistors.

4. The circuit device according to claim 3 , wherein
the plurality of resistors include at least two resistors having different resistance values.

5. The circuit device according to claim 4 , wherein
resistance values of the plurality of resistors are binary weighted.

6. The circuit device according to claim 3 , wherein
the variable resistance circuit includes at least one dummy switch that is coupled to at least a part of the plurality of resistance value control switches and that is turned on or off in a converse logic to that of each of the at least a part of the resistance value control switches.

7. The circuit device according to claim 6 , wherein
the at least one dummy switch includes a first dummy switch coupled to a resistor having a smallest resistance value among the plurality of resistors.

8. An oscillator comprising:
a resonator;
a circuit device coupled to the resonator; and
a container accommodating the resonator and the circuit device, wherein
the circuit device includes:
a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to the resonator;
an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a signal from the first terminal and output the amplified signal to the second terminal;
a variable resistance circuit that is provided on a signal path between the amplifier circuit and the second terminal and includes a variable resistor, a first switch provided at one end of the variable resistor, and a second switch provided at the other end of the variable resistor;
a third switch coupled in parallel to the variable resistance circuit; and
a control circuit configured to control a resistance value of the variable resistor and control the first switch, the second switch, and the third switch to be turned on or off.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Higuchi Teppei
• Matsuzaki Sho
• Toriumi Yuichi
• Usuda Toshiya

Classifications

• H03H9/25

  Constructional features of resonators using surface acoustic waves {(devices for manipulating acoustic surface waves in general G10K11/36)} · CPC title

• H03H9/1064

  for surface acoustic wave [SAW] devices · CPC title

• H03B5/366

  and comprising means for varying the frequency by a variable voltage or current · CPC title

• H03B5/364 Primary

  the amplifier comprising field effect transistors (H03B5/366 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H03B5/04 Primary

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