Oscillation circuit, oscillator, electronic device, mobile object, and oscillator manufacturing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9306580-B2
Application number	US-201414533477-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2014
Priority date	Nov 7, 2013
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

An oscillation circuit includes a circuit for frequency adjustment, a variable capacity control circuit in which a voltage to be output therefrom is controlled with either a voltage which is input from a terminal T 1 or a voltage other than the voltage which is input from the terminal T 1 , a circuit for oscillation which is provided with a varactor and to which a signal from the circuit for frequency adjustment and a signal from the variable capacity control circuit are input, and a three-terminal switch which outputs the voltage which is input from the terminal T 1 to either the circuit for frequency adjustment or the variable capacity control circuit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An oscillation circuit comprising:
a frequency controller;
a capacity controller which can variably set a voltage to be output therefrom;
an oscillation unit which has a capacity variation unit and to which a voltage from the frequency controller and a voltage from the capacity controller are input; and
a first selection unit to which a voltage from a voltage control terminal is input and which selects whether or not to output the voltage from the voltage control terminal to the capacity controller,
wherein the capacity controller is controlled based on either the voltage from the voltage control terminal or a voltage other than the voltage from the voltage control terminal.

2. An oscillation circuit comprising:
a first terminal;
a circuit for oscillation which is provided with a variable capacity element;
a circuit for frequency adjustment which is electrically connected to the circuit for oscillation;
a variable capacity control circuit which is electrically connected to one terminal of the variable capacity element; and
a first switching portion which controls the electrical connection between the first terminal and the variable capacity control circuit,
wherein a voltage which is output from the variable capacity control circuit is controlled based on either a voltage which is input from the first terminal or a voltage other than the voltage which is input from the first terminal.

3. The oscillation circuit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first switching portion is controlled so as to cut the electrical connection between the first terminal and the variable capacity control circuit, and
wherein in the variable capacity control circuit, the voltage which is output therefrom is controlled with the voltage other than the voltage which is input from the first terminal.

4. The oscillation circuit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first switching portion is controlled so that the first terminal and either the circuit for frequency adjustment or the variable capacity control circuit are electrically connected to each other.

5. The oscillation circuit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the variable capacity control circuit is provided with an AFC circuit, a voltage generation circuit which can variably set a voltage to be output therefrom, and a second switching portion which controls the electrical connection between the AFC circuit and the voltage generation circuit.

6. The oscillation circuit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the variable capacity control circuit is provided with an AFC circuit, a voltage generation circuit which can variably set a voltage to be output therefrom, and a second switching portion which controls the electrical connection between the one terminal of the variable capacity element and either the AFC circuit or the voltage generation circuit.

7. The oscillation circuit according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a memory in which data for controlling the voltage which is output from the variable capacity control circuit is stored.

8. The oscillation circuit according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a memory in which data for controlling the voltage which is output from the variable capacity control circuit is stored.

9. The oscillation circuit according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a memory in which data for controlling the voltage which is output from the variable capacity control circuit is stored.

10. The oscillation circuit according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a memory in which data for controlling the voltage which is output from the variable capacity control circuit is stored,
wherein in the memory, first data for controlling the AFC circuit and second data for controlling the voltage generation circuit are stored to use a storage region where the first data and the second data are stored in common.

11. The oscillation circuit according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a memory in which data for controlling the voltage which is output from the variable capacity control circuit is stored,
wherein in the memory, first data for controlling the AFC circuit and second data for controlling the voltage generation circuit are stored, and a storage region where the first data and the second data are stored is used in common.

12. The oscillation circuit according to claim 7 ,
wherein the data for controlling the variable capacity control circuit is composed of three or more bits.

13. The oscillation circuit according to claim 10 ,
wherein the data for controlling the variable capacity control circuit is composed of three or more bits.

14. An oscillator comprising:
the oscillation circuit according to claim 2 ; and
a resonator.

15. An electronic device comprising:
the oscillation circuit according to claim 2 .

16. An electronic device comprising:
the oscillator according to claim 14 .

17. A mobile object comprising:
the oscillation circuit according to claim 2 .

18. A mobile object comprising:
the oscillator according to claim 14 .

19. An oscillator manufacturing method comprising:
preparing a resonator and an oscillation circuit including a first terminal, a circuit for oscillation which is provided with a variable capacity element, a circuit for frequency adjustment which is electrically connected to the circuit for oscillation, a variable capacity control circuit which is electrically connected to one terminal of the variable capacity element, and a first switching portion which controls the electrical connection between the first terminal and the variable capacity control circuit, a voltage which is output from the variable capacity control circuit being controlled based on either a voltage which is input from the first terminal or a voltage other than the voltage which is input from the first terminal;
electrically connecting the oscillation circuit and the resonator to each other;
controlling the first switching portion so as to electrically disconnect the first terminal and the variable capacity control circuit from each other, and controlling the voltage which is output from the variable capacity control circuit with the voltage other than the voltage which is input from the first terminal; and
examining characteristics of the oscillation circuit.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Kiyohara Atsushi

Classifications

• H03B5/04 Primary

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

• H03L7/00 Primary

  Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation · CPC title

• H03B5/362

  the amplifier being a single transistor (H03B5/364 - H03B5/368 take precedence) · CPC title

• H03B5/368

  the means being voltage variable capacitance diodes · CPC title