IP Library Granted Patent US 7,348,859
Granted Patent B2
US 7,348,859 · App. 11/461,527 · Granted Mar 25, 2008

Crystal oscillator

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Patent No.
US 7,348,859
App. No.
11/461,527
Granted
Mar 25, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A crystal oscillator that outputs an oscillation output signal of an oscillator circuit oscillated by a crystal resonator as a resonation source via a buffer circuit, includes: a plurality of waveform output circuits provided in the buffer circuit, each converting, when inputted, the oscillation output signal into a different waveform and outputting the converted signal; a circuit selection switch that selects any one of the plurality of waveform output circuits as a waveform output circuit of the buffer circuit; and a memory circuit that stores data used by the circuit selection switch to select any one of the waveform output circuits.

Claims (8)

1. A crystal oscillator that outputs an oscillation output signal of an oscillator circuit oscillated by a crystal resonator as a resonation source via a buffer circuit, comprising:

a plurality of waveform output circuits provided in the buffer circuit, each converting, when inputted, the oscillation output signal into a different waveform and outputting the converted signal;

a circuit selection switch that selects any one of the plurality of waveform output circuits as a waveform output circuit of the buffer circuit; and

a memory circuit that stores data used by the circuit selection switch to select any one of the waveform output circuits.

2. The crystal oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein:

the oscillator circuit includes a voltage control oscillator circuit having a voltage variable capacitance element and a temperature-compensating voltage generator circuit that performs temperature compensation using the voltage variable capacitance element; and

the memory circuit stores temperature compensation data used to compensate the temperature characteristics of the crystal resonator.

3. The crystal oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the crystal oscillator is composed at least of the oscillator circuit, the buffer circuit, the circuit selection switch, and the memory circuit loaded on one chip.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2011
From: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026717/0436 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2006
From: YAMAMOTO, TAKEHIRO
To: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018038/0864 →