IP Library Granted Patent US 9,484,972
Granted Patent B2
US 9,484,972 · App. 14/766,909 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Reception device and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,484,972
App. No.
14/766,909
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a reception device including first and second reception circuits configured to receive transmission signals, a first oscillation circuit configured to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of an oscillation signal acquired from a connected crystal oscillator, and to supply the generated differential signal to the first reception circuit as a reference frequency signal, and a second oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the second reception circuit as a reference frequency signal.

Claims (23)

1. A reception device comprising:

first and second reception circuits configured to receive transmission signals;

a first oscillation circuit configured to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of an oscillation signal acquired from a connected crystal oscillator, and to supply the generated differential signal to the first reception circuit as a reference frequency signal;

a second oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the second reception circuit as a reference frequency signal;

a third reception circuit configured to receive a transmission signal; and

a third oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having other of the phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the third reception circuit as a reference frequency signal.

2. The reception device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a signal line that transmits the oscillation signal having the one of the phases from the first oscillation circuit to the second oscillation circuit is at least partially disposed close to a signal line that transmits the oscillation signal having the other of the phases from the first oscillation circuit to the third oscillation circuit.

3. The reception device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a fourth reception circuit configured to receive a transmission signal; and

a fourth oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal acquired by the second oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the fourth reception circuit as a reference frequency signal.

4. The reception device according to claim 1 , comprising:

an amplifier circuit configured to amplify the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit,

wherein an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal amplified by the amplifier circuit is supplied to the second oscillation circuit.

5. The reception device according to claim 4 , comprising:

a termination resistor configured to be connected to an output unit of the amplifier circuit for an oscillation signal having other of the phases.

6. An electronic apparatus comprising:

first and second reception circuits configured to receive transmission signals;

a first oscillation circuit configured to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of an oscillation signal acquired from a connected crystal oscillator, and to supply the generated differential signal to the first reception circuit as a reference frequency signal;

a second oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the second reception circuit as a reference frequency signal;

a processing unit configured to process the transmission signals received by the first and second reception circuits;

a third reception circuit configured to receive a transmission signal; and

a third oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having other of the phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the third reception circuit as a reference frequency signal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2016
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039386/0277 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2015
From: NAKAJIMA, TOMONORI; MURAYAMA, NORIHIRO; YOSHIDA, TOSHIKAZU
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036357/0442 →