Oscillator and semiconductor device
View Patent ↗An object is not only to contribute to reduction in current consumption but also to advance actuation of a system required in a camera, an on-vehicle electric component, etc. by shortening a waiting time for stabilization of oscillation. An oscillator having an inverting amplifier inverting and amplifying an input signal and outputting it, a resonator connected to between an input and an output terminals of the inverting amplifier, a feedback resistance connected in parallel to the resonator, and an output circuit outputting a first clock signal based on a signal of an on-load parallel resonance frequency or a parallel resonance frequency oscillated by the resonator, the inverting amplifier and the feedback resistance to a function block is provided.
1. An oscillator, comprising:
an inverting amplifier that inverts and amplifies an input signal;
a resonator connected between input and output terminals of said inverting amplifier;
a feedback resistance connected in parallel to said resonator; and
an output circuit that is connected to said resonator, and initially outputs a first clock signal based on a signal of a frequency between an initial on-load parallel resonance frequency or an initial parallel resonance frequency oscillated by said resonator, said inverting amplifier and said feedback resistance to a function block.
2. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein said output circuit outputs a second clock signal based on a signal of an on-load series resonance frequency or a series resonance frequency oscillated by said resonator, said inverting amplifier and said feedback resistance to the function block after outputting the first clock signal to the function block.
3. The oscillator according to claim 2 , wherein said output circuit outputs a third clock signal based on a signal of which frequency changes to the on-load series resonance frequency or the series resonance frequency from the on-load parallel resonance frequency or the parallel resonance frequency oscillated by said resonator, said inverting amplifier and said feedback resistance to the function block after outputting the first clock signal and before outputting the second clock signal.
4. The oscillator according to claim 2 , wherein the first clock signal is higher in frequency than the second clock signal.
5. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein said output circuit includes an inverter that inverts and amplifies the oscillated signal.
6. The oscillator according to claim 5 , wherein said output circuit includes a Schmitt inverter.
7. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein said output circuit includes a frequency divider which frequency-divides the oscillated signal.
8. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein said output circuit includes a counter which is for allowing the first clock signal to be outputted to the function block after counting a predetermined number of the oscillated signals.
9. The oscillator according to claim 1 , further comprising capacitances respectively connected to between both ends of said resonator and reference potential.
10. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the first clock signal is a signal based on a signal of the on-load parallel resonance frequency or the parallel resonance frequency at an oscillation starting time by turning on power.
11. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the first clock signal is a signal based on a signal of the on-load parallel resonance frequency or the parallel resonance frequency at an oscillation starting time by releasing oscillation stop.
12. An oscillator, comprising:
an inverting amplifier that inverts and amplifies an input signal;
a resonator connected between input and output terminals of said inverting amplifier;
a feedback resistance connected in parallel to said resonator; and
an output circuit that is connected to said resonator and initially outputs a first clock signal based on a signal of a frequency between an initial on-load parallel resonance frequency or an initial parallel resonance frequency and an on-load series resonance frequency or a series resonance frequency oscillated by said resonator, said inverting amplifier and said feedback resistance to a function block.
13. The oscillator according to claim 12 , wherein said output circuit outputs the first clock signal, at a time of an oscillation amplitude of said resonator being less than 80% of an amplitude of a steady oscillation state, to the function block.
14. The oscillator according to claim 12 , wherein said output circuit outputs a second clock signal, based on a signal of an on-load series resonance frequency or a series resonance frequency oscillated by said resonator, said inverting amplifier and said feedback resistance, to the function block after outputting the first clock signal to the function block.
15. A semiconductor device comprising an oscillation circuit and a function block, wherein said oscillation circuit comprises:
an inverting amplifier that inverts and amplifies an input signal, and
an output circuit connected to an output terminal of the inverting amplifier, and
the output circuit initially outputs a first clock signal based on a signal of a frequency between an initial on-load parallel resonance frequency or an initial parallel resonance frequency oscillated by a resonator connected to between an input and an output terminals of the inverting amplifier, the inverting amplifier and a feedback resistance placed between the input and the output terminals of the inverting amplifier to the function block; and
wherein said function block performs a predetermined operation based on the first clock signal based on the oscillation signal of the on-load parallel resonance frequency or the parallel resonance frequency.
16. The semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein:
the output circuit outputs a second clock signal based on a signal of an on-load series resonance frequency or a series resonance frequency oscillated by the resonator, the inverting amplifier and the feedback resistance to said function block after outputting the first clock signal to said function block; and
said function block performs a predetermined operation based on the first clock signal based on the oscillation signal of the on-load parallel resonance frequency or the parallel resonance frequency and the second clock signal based on the oscillation signal of the on-load series resonance frequency or the series resonance frequency.
17. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein:
the output circuit outputs a third clock signal based on a signal of which frequency changes to the on-load series resonance frequency or the series resonance frequency from the on-load parallel resonance frequency or the parallel resonance frequency oscillated by the resonator, the inverting amplifier and the feedback resistance to said function block after outputting the first clock signal and before outputting the second clock signal; and
said function block performs a predetermined operation based on the third clock signal of which frequency changes.
18. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein the first clock signal is higher in frequency than the second clock signal.
19. The semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the feedback resistance is provided inside said oscillation circuit.
20. The semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the feedback resistance and the resonator are provided inside said oscillation circuit.
21. A semiconductor device comprising an oscillation circuit and a function block, wherein:
said oscillation circuit comprises:
an inverting amplifier that inverts and amplifies an input signal, and
an output circuit connected to an output terminal of the inverting amplifier, the output circuit initially outputting a first clock signal based on a signal of a frequency between an initial on-load parallel resonance frequency or an initial parallel resonance frequency and an on-load series resonance frequency or a series resonance frequency oscillated by a resonator connected between input and output terminals of the inverting amplifier, the inverting amplifier and a feedback resistance connected between the input and the output terminals of the inverting amplifier to the function block; and
said function block performs a predetermined operation based on the first clock signal.
22. The semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the output circuit outputs the first clock signal at a time of an oscillation amplitude of the resonator being less than 80% of an amplitude of a steady oscillation state to said function block.
23. The semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein:
the output circuit outputs a second clock signal based on a signal of the on-load series resonance frequency or the series resonance frequency oscillated by the resonator, the inverting amplifier and the feedback resistance to said function block after outputting the first clock signal to said function block; and
said function block performs a predetermined operation based on the second clock signal based on the oscillation signal of the on-load series resonance frequency or the series resonance frequency.
24. The semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the feedback resistance is provided inside said oscillation circuit.
25. The semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the feedback resistance and the resonator are provided inside said oscillation circuit.