Oscillation circuit, electronic apparatus, moving object, and method of adjusting oscillation circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9660581-B2
Application number	US-201615013620-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 2, 2016
Priority date	Feb 18, 2015
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

An oscillation circuit includes a circuit for oscillation, a first frequency adjustment circuit for adjusting a frequency, and a first terminal. The oscillation circuit has a first mode in which the circuit for oscillation and the first frequency adjustment circuit are electrically connected to each other and the first frequency adjustment circuit and the first terminal are not electrically connected to each other, and a second mode in which the circuit for oscillation and the first frequency adjustment circuit operate and a terminal on a side where a signal of the first frequency adjustment circuit is output and the first terminal are electrically connected to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An oscillation circuit comprising:
a circuit for oscillation which is electrically connected to a resonator and oscillates the resonator;
a first frequency adjustment circuit that adjusts a frequency of the circuit for oscillation, the first frequency adjustment circuit having an output terminal that outputs a signal of the first frequency adjustment circuit;
a second frequency adjustment circuit that adjusts the frequency of the circuit for oscillation;
a first terminal that is an external terminal that receives a signal for controlling the oscillation circuit; and
a voltage generation circuit that is capable of variably setting a voltage to be output,
wherein the oscillation circuit has
a first mode in which the second frequency adjustment circuit and the circuit for oscillation are electrically connected to each other, the voltage generation circuit and the circuit for oscillation are not electrically connected to each other, the first terminal and the second frequency adjustment circuit are electrically connected to each other, the first frequency adjustment circuit and the first terminal are not electrically connected to each other, and the frequency of the circuit for oscillation is controlled by output signals of the first frequency adjustment circuit and the second frequency adjustment circuit, and
a second mode in which the voltage generation circuit and the circuit for oscillation are electrically connected to each other, the second frequency adjustment circuit and the circuit for oscillation are not electrically connected to each other, the first terminal and the output terminal of the first frequency adjustment circuit are electrically connected to each other, the first terminal and the second frequency adjustment circuit are not electrically connected to each other, and the frequency of the circuit for oscillation is controlled by output signals of the first frequency adjustment circuit and the voltage generation circuit.

2. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an output circuit that has a signal which is output from the circuit for oscillation and is input thereto, to thereby output an oscillation signal,
wherein the output circuit operates in the first mode and the second mode.

3. The oscillation circuit according to claim 2 , further comprising a second terminal that is electrically connected to a terminal on an output side of the output circuit.

4. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising: a voltage generation circuit that is capable of variably setting a voltage to be output.

5. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a temperature-sensitive element,
wherein the first frequency adjustment circuit adjusts the frequency of the circuit for oscillation based on a signal which is output from the temperature-sensitive element.

6. An electronic apparatus comprising the oscillation circuit according to claim 1 .

7. An electronic apparatus comprising the oscillation circuit according to claim 2 .

8. An electronic apparatus comprising the oscillation circuit according to claim 3 .

9. An electronic apparatus comprising the oscillation circuit according to claim 4 .

10. An electronic apparatus comprising the oscillation circuit according to claim 5 .

11. A moving object comprising the oscillation circuit according to claim 1 .

12. A moving object comprising the oscillation circuit according to claim 2 .

13. A moving object comprising the oscillation circuit according to claim 3 .

14. A moving object comprising the oscillation circuit according to claim 4 .

15. A moving object comprising the oscillation circuit according to claim 5 .

16. A method of adjusting an oscillation circuit including a circuit for oscillation which is electrically connected to a resonator and oscillates the resonator: a first frequency adjustment circuit that adjusts a frequency of the circuit for oscillation, the first frequency adjustment circuit having an output terminal that outputs a signal of the first frequency adjustment circuit; a second frequency adjustment circuit that adjusts the frequency of the circuit for oscillation; a first terminal that is an external terminal that receives a signal for controlling the oscillation circuit; and a voltage generation circuit that is capable of variably setting a voltage to be output, the oscillation circuit having (1) a first mode in which the second frequency adjustment circuit and the circuit for oscillation are electrically connected to each other, the voltage generation circuit and the circuit for oscillation are not electrically connected to each other, the first terminal and the second frequency adjustment circuit are electrically connected to each other, the first frequency adjustment circuit and the first terminal are not electrically connected to each other, and the frequency of the circuit for oscillation is controlled by output signals of the first frequency adjustment circuit and the second frequency adjustment circuit, and (2) a second mode in which the voltage generation circuit and the circuit for oscillation are electrically connected to each other, the second frequency adjustment circuit and the circuit for oscillation are not electrically connected to each other, the first terminal and the first frequency adjustment circuit are electrically connected to each other, the first terminal and the output terminal of the second frequency adjustment circuit are not electrically connected to each other, and the frequency of the circuit for oscillation is controlled by output signals of the first frequency adjustment circuit and the voltage generation circuit, the method comprising: setting the oscillation circuit to be in the second mode; and adjusting the circuit for oscillation based on the signal of the first frequency adjustment circuit and an output from the first terminal in a state where the oscillation circuit is set to be in the second mode.

17. The oscillation circuit according to claim 4 , further comprising: a memory storing data for adjusting the voltage outputted from the voltage generation circuit.

18. The oscillation circuit according to claim 17 , wherein the data has a size equal to or larger than 3 bits.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Itasaka Yosuke
• Kiyohara Atsushi

Classifications

• H03L1/028

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

• H03L1/023

  by using voltage variable capacitance diodes · CPC title

• H03B5/368

  the means being voltage variable capacitance diodes · CPC title

• H03B5/366

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

• H03B5/364

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