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Granted Patent B2
US 10,897,227 · App. 16/773,572 · Granted Jan 19, 2021

Oscillation circuit, oscillator, electronic device, and vehicle

Inventor: Takehiro Yamamoto (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H03B5/364H03B5/362H03B5/368H03B5/04
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Patent No.
US 10,897,227
App. No.
16/773,572
Granted
Jan 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oscillation circuit includes a first node, a first switching element, and a second switching element and has a first mode in which the first switching element does not electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the first node and the second switching element does not electrically couple the first node and the second external connection terminal which is electrically coupled to one end of a resonator and a second mode in which the first switching element electrically couples the first external connection terminal and the first node and the second switching element electrically couples the first node and the second external connection terminal, and in the first mode, a voltage of the first node is fixed.

Claims (101)

1. An oscillation circuit, comprising:

a first external connection terminal;

a second external connection terminal that is electrically coupled to one end of a resonator;

a third external connection terminal that is electrically coupled to the other end of the resonator;

an amplification circuit that is electrically coupled to the second external connection terminal and the third external connection terminal, amplifies a signal output from the resonator, and supplies the amplified signal to the resonator;

a first node;

a first switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the first node;

a second switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first node and the second external connection terminal;

a third switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the first node; and

a fourth switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first node and the second external connection terminal,

wherein

the oscillation circuit has

a first mode in which the first switching element does not electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the first node and the second switching element does not electrically couple the first node and the second external connection terminal, and

a second mode in which the first switching element electrically couples the first external connection terminal and the first node and the second switching element electrically couples the first node and the second external connection terminal,

in the first mode, a voltage of the first node is fixed,

in the first mode, the third switching element does not electrically couple first external connection terminal and the first node and the fourth switching element does not electrically couple the first node and the second external connection terminal,

in the second mode, the third switching element electrically couples the first external connection terminal and the first node and the fourth switching element electrically couples the first node and the second external connection terminal,

each of the first switching element and the second switching element is an N-channel MOS switch, and

each of the third switching element and the fourth switching element is a P-channel MOS switch.

2. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a fourth external connection terminal to which a first power supply voltage is supplied;

a fifth external connection terminal to which a second power supply voltage higher than the first power supply voltage is supplied; and

a fifth switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first node and the fourth external connection terminal, wherein

in the first mode, the fifth switching element electrically couples the first node and the fourth external connection terminal,

in the second mode, the fifth switching element does not electrically couple the first node and the fourth external connection terminal, and

the fifth switching element is an N-channel MOS switch.

3. The oscillation circuit according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a sixth switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the fourth external connection terminal and the third external connection terminal, wherein

in the first mode, the sixth switching element does not electrically couple the fourth external connection terminal and the third external connection terminal, and

in the second mode, the sixth switching element electrically couples the fourth external connection terminal and the third external connection terminal.

4. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

in the first mode, the amplification circuit performs an amplification operation for amplifying a signal output from the resonator, and

in the second mode, the amplification circuit stops the amplification operation.

5. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an interface circuit that selects the first mode or the second mode based on a signal input from the outside of the oscillation circuit.

6. An oscillator comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 1 ; and

the resonator.

7. An oscillation circuit, comprising:

a first external connection terminal;

a second external connection terminal that is electrically coupled to one end of a resonator;

a third external connection terminal that is electrically coupled to the other end of the resonator;

an amplification circuit that is electrically coupled to the second external connection terminal and the third external connection terminal, amplifies a signal output from the resonator, and supplies the amplified signal to the resonator;

a first node;

a first switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the first node;

a second switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first node and the second external connection terminal;

a third switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the second external connection terminal,

wherein

the oscillation circuit has

a first mode in which the first switching element does not electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the first node and the second switching element does not electrically couple the first node and the second external connection terminal, and

a second mode in which the first switching element electrically couples the first external connection terminal and the first node and the second switching element electrically couples the first node and the second external connection terminal,

in the first mode, a voltage of the first node is fixed,

in the first mode, the third switching element does not electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the second external connection terminal,

in the second mode, the third switching element electrically couples the first external connection terminal and the second external connection terminal,

each of the first switching element and the second switching element is an N-channel MOS switch, and

the third switching element is a P-channel MOS switch.

8. The oscillation circuit according to claim 7 , wherein

in the first mode, the amplification circuit performs an amplification operation for amplifying a signal output from the resonator, and

in the second mode, the amplification circuit stops the amplification operation.

9. The oscillation circuit according to claim 7 , further comprising:

an interface circuit that selects the first mode or the second mode based on a signal input from the outside of the oscillation circuit.

10. An oscillator comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 7 ; and

the resonator.

11. An oscillation circuit, comprising:

a first external connection terminal;

a second external connection terminal that is electrically coupled to one end of a resonator;

a third external connection terminal that is electrically coupled to the other end of the resonator;

an amplification circuit that is electrically coupled to the second external connection terminal and the third external connection terminal, amplifies a signal output from the resonator, and supplies the amplified signal to the resonator;

a first node;

a first switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the first node;

a second switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first node and the second external connection terminal;

a third switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the second external connection terminal,

wherein

the oscillation circuit has

a first mode in which the first switching element does not electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the first node and the second switching element does not electrically couple the first node and the second external connection terminal, and

a second mode in which the first switching element electrically couples the first external connection terminal and the first node and the second switching element electrically couples the first node and the second external connection terminal,

in the first mode, a voltage of the first node is fixed,

in the first mode, the third switching element does not electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the second external connection terminal,

in the second mode, the third switching element electrically couples the first external connection terminal and the second external connection terminal,

each of the first switching element and the second switching element is a P-channel MOS switch, and

the third switching element is an N-channel MOS switch.

12. The oscillation circuit according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a fourth external connection terminal to which a first power supply voltage is supplied;

a fifth external connection terminal to which a second power supply voltage higher than the first power supply voltage is supplied; and

a fourth switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the first node and the fifth external connection terminal, wherein

in the first mode, the fourth switching element electrically couples the first node and the fifth external connection terminal,

in the second mode, the fourth switching element does not electrically couple the first node and the fifth external connection terminal, and

the fourth switching element is a P-channel MOS switch.

13. The oscillation circuit according to claim 12 further comprising:

a fifth switching element that switches whether or not to electrically couple the fourth external connection terminal and the third external connection terminal, wherein

in the first mode, the fifth switching element does not electrically couple the fourth external connection terminal and the third external connection terminal, and

in the second mode, the fifth switching element electrically couples the fourth external connection terminal and the third external connection terminal.

14. The oscillation circuit according to claim 11 , wherein

in the first mode, the amplification circuit performs an amplification operation for amplifying a signal output from the resonator, and

in the second mode, the amplification circuit stops the amplification operation.

15. The oscillation circuit according to claim 11 , further comprising:

an interface circuit that selects the first mode or the second mode based on a signal input from the outside of the oscillation circuit.

16. An oscillator comprising:

the oscillation circuit according to claim 11 ; and

the resonator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2020
From: YAMAMOTO, TAKEHIRO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051634/0370 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-013423 · Jan 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200244223A1 · Jul 30, 2020