IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,065,383
Granted Patent B2
US 9,065,383 · App. 14/033,746 · Granted Jun 23, 2015

Oscillation circuit, semiconductor integrated circuit device, vibrating device, electronic apparatus, and moving object

Inventors: Masayuki Ishikawa (Suwa, JP); Takehiro Yamamoto (Suwa, JP); Yosuke Itasaka (Chino, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H03B9/145H03B5/368
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Patent No.
US 9,065,383
App. No.
14/033,746
Granted
Jun 23, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oscillation circuit includes a first variable capacitance part which includes a first variable capacitance element whose capacitance is controlled on the basis of a potential difference between a first control voltage and a first reference voltage, and is connected to the oscillation circuit, a second variable capacitance part which includes a second variable capacitance element whose capacitance is controlled on the basis of a potential difference between a first control voltage and a second reference voltage, and is connected to the oscillation circuit. If composite capacitance in the first variable capacitance part excluding the first variable capacitance element is first composite capacitance, composite capacitance in the second variable capacitance part excluding the second variable capacitance element is second composite capacitance, and if the second composite capacitance is greater than the first composite capacitance, the second variable capacitance element having capacitance greater than the first variable capacitance element is used.

Claims (35)

1. An oscillation circuit which is connected to an amplification circuit and oscillates a resonator element to output an oscillation signal, comprising:

a first variable capacitance part which includes a first variable capacitance element whose capacitance is controlled on the basis of a potential difference between a first control voltage and a first reference voltage, and is connected to an input side of the amplification circuit; and

a second variable capacitance part which includes a second variable capacitance element whose capacitance is controlled on the basis of a potential difference between the first control voltage and a second reference voltage, and is connected to an output side of the amplification circuit,

wherein, a composite capacitance in the first variable capacitance part excluding the first variable capacitance element is a first composite capacitance, and a composite capacitance in the second variable capacitance part excluding the second variable capacitance element is a second composite capacitance,

if the second composite capacitance is greater than the first composite capacitance, when comparing with capacitance based on a reference potential difference, a capacitance of the second variable capacitance element is set to be greater than a capacitance of the first variable capacitance element, and

if the first composite capacitance is greater than the second composite capacitance, when comparing with capacitance based on the reference potential difference, the capacitance of the first variable capacitance element is greater than the capacitance of the second variable capacitance element.

2. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 ,

wherein, if the second composite capacitance is greater than the first composite capacitance, when comparing with capacitance based on the reference potential difference, the capacitance of the second variable capacitance element is equal to or smaller than 1.5 times greater than the capacitance of the first variable capacitance element, and

if the first composite capacitance is greater than the second composite capacitance, when comparing with capacitance based on the reference potential difference, the capacitance of the first variable capacitance element is equal to or smaller than 1.5 times greater than the capacitance of the second variable capacitance element.

3. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the first variable capacitance part and the second variable capacitance part includes a variable capacitance element whose capacitance is controlled by a control voltage different from the first control voltage.

4. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 1 .

5. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 2 .

6. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

the amplification circuit.

7. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 5 , further comprising:

the amplification circuit.

8. A vibrating device comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 1 ;

the amplification circuit; and

the resonator element.

9. A vibrating device comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 2 ;

the amplification circuit; and

the resonator element.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 1 .

11. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 2 .

12. A moving object comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 1 .

13. A moving object comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 2 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2013
From: ISHIKAWA, MASAYUKI; YAMAMOTO, TAKEHIRO; ITASAKA, YOSUKE
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031258/0479 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-216376 · Sep 28, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140091868A1 · Apr 3, 2014