Voltage controlled oscillator and method of controlling frequency thereof
A voltage controlled oscillator includes a first terminal and a second terminal between which a piezoelectric vibrator is to be connected, an amplifier which is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, a first MOS transistor in which a drain thereof is connected to the first terminal, a second MOS transistor in which a drain thereof is connected to the second terminal, a first control signal generating circuit which supplies a first control signal to each gate of the first and second MOS transistors, and a second control signal generating circuit which supplies a second control signal to the drain of the second MOS transistor.
1 . A voltage controlled oscillator comprising:
a first terminal and a second terminal between which a piezoelectric vibrator is to be connected;
an amplifier which is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal;
a first MOS transistor in which a drain thereof is connected to the first terminal;
a second MOS transistor in which a drain thereof is connected to the second terminal;
a first control signal generating circuit which supplies a first control signal to each gate of the first and second MOS transistors; and
a second control signal generating circuit which supplies a second control signal to the drain of the second MOS transistor.
2 . The voltage controlled oscillator according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a piezoelectric vibrator which is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal.
3 . The voltage controlled oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the first control signal includes at least one of a temperature compensation control signal, an external voltage frequency control signal, and a variation compensation control signal.
4 . The voltage controlled oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the second control signal is a voltage signal to cancel a temperature property of an oscillator sensitivity.
5 . A voltage controlled oscillator, comprising:
a first terminal and a second terminal between which a piezoelectric vibrator is to be connected;
an amplifier which is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal;
a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor in which drains thereof are connected to the first terminal;
a third MOS transistor and a fourth MOS transistor in which drains thereof are connected to the second terminal;
a first control signal generating circuit which supplies a first control signal to each gate of the first and third MOS transistors;
a second control signal generating circuit which supplies a second control signal to each gate of the second and fourth MOS transistors; and
a third control signal generating circuit which supplies a third control signal to the drains of the third and fourth MOS transistors.
6 . The voltage controlled oscillator according to claim 5 , further comprising a piezoelectric vibrator which is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal.
7 . The voltage controlled oscillator according to claim 5 , wherein the first control signal includes at least one of a temperature compensation control signal, an external voltage frequency control signal, and a variation compensation control signal.
8 . The voltage controlled oscillator according to claim 5 , wherein the second control signal includes at least one of a temperature compensation control signal, an external voltage frequency control signal, and a variation compensation control signal.
9 . The voltage controlled oscillator according to claim 5 , wherein the third control signal is a voltage signal to cancel a temperature property of an oscillator sensitivity.
10 . A method of controlling the frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator having a plurality of control terminals, the method comprising:
supplying a first control signal for controlling an oscillation frequency to a first control terminal; and
supplying a second control signal for canceling the temperature property of an oscillator sensitivity to a second control terminal.