IP Library Granted Patent US 9,106,215
Granted Patent B2
US 9,106,215 · App. 14/188,379 · Granted Aug 11, 2015

Oscillation stop detection circuit and electronic device

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Patent No.
US 9,106,215
App. No.
14/188,379
Granted
Aug 11, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an oscillation stop detection circuit having low current consumption, which is capable of detecting stop of oscillation regardless of whether an input signal stops at High or Low and thereby accurately measuring an oscillation stop detection period. The oscillation stop detection circuit includes: a pulse generation circuit for outputting a one-shot pulse in synchronization with an oscillation signal input from an input terminal; a capacitor including one terminal connected to a first power supply terminal and another terminal connected to an output terminal; a constant current circuit connected between the first power supply terminal and the another terminal of the capacitor; and a switch circuit connected between an output terminal of the pulse generation circuit and the another terminal of the capacitor, for connecting the another terminal of the capacitor to a second power supply terminal based on the one-shot pulse.

Claims (14)

1. An oscillation stop detection circuit comprising:

an input terminal;

an output terminal;

a first power supply terminal;

a second power supply terminal;

a pulse generation circuit that outputs a one-shot pulse in synchronization with an oscillation signal input from the input terminal;

a capacitor including a first terminal connected to the first power supply terminal and a second terminal connected to the output terminal;

a constant current circuit connected to the first power supply terminal and to the second terminal of the capacitor;

and

a first switch circuit including a transistor and an inverter, the first switch circuit connected between an output terminal of the pulse generation circuit and the second terminal of the capacitor, and charging the second terminal of the capacitor through the inverter and the transistor based on the one-shot pulse.

2. An oscillation stop detection circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a second switch circuit connected between the first power supply terminal and the constant current circuit, wherein, when the first switch circuit is turned on, the second switch circuit is turned off.

3. An electronic device, comprising:

an oscillation circuit; and

the oscillation stop detection circuit according to claim 1 , for detecting that an oscillation signal output from the oscillation circuit stops oscillating.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 12, 2018
From: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
To: ABLIC INC.
Reel/Frame 045567/0927 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037783 FRAME: 0166. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 23, 2016
From: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC
To: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037903/0928 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC
To: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION .
Reel/Frame 037783/0166 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2014
From: WATANABE, KOTARO; MITANI, MAKOTO
To: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
Reel/Frame 032291/0792 →