IP Library Granted Patent US 7,109,814
Granted Patent B2
US 7,109,814 · App. 10/931,763 · Granted Sep 19, 2006

Piezoelectric oscillator

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Patent No.
US 7,109,814
App. No.
10/931,763
Granted
Sep 19, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a Colpitts quartz oscillation circuit, large negative resistance values are obtained in a high frequency band, and in the GHz band in particular. In a piezoelectric oscillator having a Colpitts oscillator, a voltage control circuit, and a coupling capacitor that couples the Colpitts oscillator and the voltage control circuit, an output of the voltage control circuit is feed back to a collector of the Colpitts oscillator via the coupling capacitor.

Claims (4)

1. A piezoelectric oscillator having a Colpitts oscillator using a bipolar transistor, a voltage control circuit, and a coupling capacitor that couples the Colpitts oscillator and the voltage control circuit,

wherein an output of the voltage control circuit is fed back to a collector of the Colpitts oscillator via the coupling capacitor and

the voltage control circuit is an emitter follower circuit.

2. The piezoelectric oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein large negative resistances in the GHz band are obtained by a phase shift by the coupling capacitor and a capacitor between a base and a collector of the Colpitts oscillator.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2011
From: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026717/0436 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 29, 2008
From: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
To: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020431/0246 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 29, 2007
From: TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
To: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020174/0556 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2004
From: NOMURA, NORIO
To: TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015767/0681 →