Crystal oscillator based on duty ratio measurement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12375039-B2
Application number	US-202318851063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2023
Priority date	Jan 31, 2023
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is a crystal oscillator based on duty ratio measurement, comprising a first inverter, a resistor, a first load capacitor, a second load capacitor, first to fourth switches, a quartz crystal, a buffer, a sampling and holding module, a first comparator, a second comparator, a phase conversion module, a digital control module, and an energy injection module. One end of the quartz crystal is used for signal injection, a signal at the other end of the quartz crystal is sampled and processed, information representing phase error accumulation, i.e., a signal of which the duty ratio is continuously changing, is obtained by means of the first comparator, and finally the duty ratio is measured by means of the phase conversion module and the second comparator, so as to obtain an accurate moment of phase switching.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A crystal oscillator based on a duty-cycle detection, wherein the crystal oscillator comprises a first inverter, a resistor, a first load capacitor and a second load capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a quartz crystal, a buffer, a sampling and holding module, a first comparator, a second comparator, a phase conversion module, a digital control module and an energy injection module; one terminal of the quartz crystal is recorded as XI, and another terminal of the quartz crystal is recorded as XO; the digital control module is configured to generate switch control signals EN INJ and EN INJ according to an external control signal, the EN INJ is used for controlling the third and fourth switches to be opened and closed, the EN INJ is used for controlling the first and second switches to be opened and closed, the EN INJ is an inverted signal of the EN INJ , the energy injection module includes a ring-shaped oscillator and a delay locked loop, the ring-shaped oscillator is configured to generate a square wave signal RO OUT , the delay locked loop is configured to divide the square wave signal RO OUT into N-path signals with a same frequency and different phases, and the N-path signals are recorded as DLL OUT , where N≥4,
in an energy injection mode of the crystal oscillator, the third and fourth switches are both closed; the quartz crystal is configured to generate an oscillation signal F XO , and the terminal XO of the quartz crystal is configured to transmit a superimposed signal to the buffer through the fourth switch, and the superimposed signal is a signal after superimposing the signal F XO with an injection signal INJ injected into the quartz crystal; the buffer is configured to isolate the sampling and holding module and the terminal XO of the quartz crystal, the buffer is configured to output a signal XO TEST to the sampling and holding module and an non-inverting input terminal of the first comparator, the sampling and holding module is configured to collect a high level of the first cycle of the signal XO TEST to obtain a signal V S , and output the signal V S to an inverting input terminal of the first comparator; the first comparator is configured to convert phase error accumulation information between the XO TEST and the V S into a signal PW, and transmit the signal PW to the phase conversion module, the phase conversion module is configured to convert a signal TSET output by the digital control module into an analog voltage V REF and transmit the analog voltage quantity V REF to an inverting input terminal of the second comparator, the phase conversion module is configured to convert the signal PW into an analog voltage quantity V PW , and transmit the analog voltage quantity V PW to the non-inverting input terminal of the second comparator, the signal TSET is generated by the digital control module according to the signal DLL OUT ; the second comparator is configured to compare a magnitude relationship between the V PW and the V REF to generate an enabling signal EN SWITCH and input the enable signal EN SWITCH into the digital control module, the digital control module is configured to generate an signal EN according to the enable signal EN SWITCH , and input the signal EN into the energy injection module, the signal EN is N-bit signals; the energy injection module is configured to transmit the signal DLL OUT to the digital control module, and select one bit signal from the signal DLL OUT as the injection signal INJ according to the signal EN and transmit the injection signal INJ to the terminal XI of the quartz crystal through the third switch; and
in a stable oscillation mode of the crystal oscillator, the first and second switches are both closed, one terminal of the first switch is in connection with the terminal XI of the quartz crystal, and another terminal of the first switch is in connection with one terminal of the resistor, one terminal of the first load capacitor and an input terminal of the first inverter; one terminal of the second switch is in connection with the terminal XO of the quartz crystal, another terminal of the second switch is in connection with another terminal of the resistor, one terminal of the second load capacitor and an output terminal of the second inverter, and another terminal of the first load capacitor and another terminal of the second load capacitor are both grounded.

2. The crystal oscillator based on the duty-cycle detection according to claim 1 , wherein the sampling and holding module includes a fifth switch and a sampling capacitor, one terminal of the fifth switch is in connection with the buffer, and another terminal of the fifth switch is in connection with the inverting input terminal of the first comparator and one terminal of the sampling capacitor, and another terminal of the sampling capacitor is grounded, the fifth switch is controlled by an enable signal ENS H generated by the digital control module.

3. The crystal oscillator based on the duty-cycle detection according to claim 2 , wherein when a first rising edge of the injection signal INJ is detected by the digital control module, the enable signal EN SH =1, and the fifth switch is closed; when a first falling edge of the injection signal INJ is detected by the digital control module, the enable signal EN SH =0, and the fifth switch is opened.

4. The crystal oscillator based on the duty-cycle detection according to claim 1 , wherein the phase conversion module includes an analog voltage quantity V PW conversion circuit and an analog voltage quantity V REF conversion circuit; the analog voltage quantity V PW conversion circuit includes a sixth switch, a seventh switch, a second inverter, a single-pole double-throw switch, a first charging capacitor and an XOR gate; one input terminal of the XOR gate is in connection with the injection signal INJ, another input terminal of the XOR gate is in connection with the signal PW and a second fixed terminal of the single-pole double-throw switch, an output terminal of the XOR gate is in connection with a first fixed terminal of the single-pole double-throw switch, a moving terminal of the single-pole double-throw switch is configured to output an enable signal for controlling the seventh switch to be opened and closed, the moving terminal of the single-pole double-throw switch is further in connection with an input terminal of the second inverter; an output terminal of the second inverter is configured to output an enable signal for controlling the sixth switch to be opened and closed; one terminal of the sixth switch and one terminal of the first charging capacitor are grounded; another terminal of the sixth switch is served as an output terminal for the analog voltage quantity V PW conversion circuit, and is in connection with another terminal of the first charging capacitor and one terminal of the seventh switch; another terminal of the seventh switch is in connection with a voltage VDD; and
the analog voltage quantity V REF conversion circuit includes a second charging capacitor and an eighth switch, and the signal TEST is used for controlling the eight switch to be opened and closed, one terminal of the eighth switch is served as an output terminal of the analog voltage quantity V REF conversion circuit and is in connection with one terminal of the second charging capacitor; another terminal of the second charging capacitor is grounded; another terminal of the eighth switch is in connection with the voltage VDD.

5. The crystal oscillator based on the duty-cycle detection according to claim 1 , wherein the signal TSET is generated by the digital control module according to the signal DLL OUT , specifically the digital control module is configured to extract the injection signal INJ and

Assignees

• Univ Nanjing Posts & Telecommunications
• Nantong Institute Of Nanjing Univ Of Posts And Telecommunications Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Zixuan
• Wang Xin
• Cai Zhikuang
• Guo Yufeng
• Yao Jiafei

Classifications

• H03B2200/0094

  Measures to ensure starting of oscillations · CPC title

• H03B5/32

  being a piezoelectric resonator (selection of piezoelectric material H10N30/00) · CPC title

• H03B5/364

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

• H03B5/36

  active element in amplifier being semiconductor device ({H03B5/323, H03B5/326} , H03B5/38 take precedence) · CPC title

• H03B5/04 Primary

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