IP Library Granted Patent US 11,095,250
Granted Patent B2
US 11,095,250 · App. 16/906,048 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Circuit device, oscillator, electronic apparatus, and vehicle

Inventors: Naoki Il (Suwa, JP); Takashi Nomiya (Matsumoto, JP); Mitsuaki Sawada (Fujimi, JP)
H03B5/04G01K7/01H03B5/32H03L1/028
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Patent No.
US 11,095,250
App. No.
16/906,048
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The circuit device includes a current generation circuit and a current-voltage conversion circuit. The current generation circuit generates a temperature compensation current based on a temperature detection voltage from the temperature sensor and temperature compensation data. The current-voltage conversion circuit converts the temperature compensation current into the temperature compensation voltage. The current generation circuit performs a fine adjustment of the temperature compensation current based on lower bits of the temperature compensation data, and performs a coarse adjustment of the temperature compensation current based on higher bits of the temperature compensation data.

Claims (65)

1. A circuit device comprising:

a current generation circuit configured to generate a temperature compensation current based on a temperature detection voltage from a temperature sensor and temperature compensation data; and

a current-voltage conversion circuit configured to convert the temperature compensation current into a temperature compensation voltage, wherein

the current generation circuit performs a fine adjustment of the temperature compensation current based on lower bits of the temperature compensation data, and performs a coarse adjustment of the temperature compensation current based on higher bits of the temperature compensation data,

the current generation circuit includes a high-order function current generation circuit configured to generate a second or higher-order function current based on the temperature detection voltage and high-order correction data of the temperature compensation data, and

the high-order function current generation circuit performs a fine adjustment of the high-order function current based on high-order lower bits as lower bits of the high-order correction data, and performs a coarse adjustment of the high-order function current based on high-order higher bits as higher bits of the high order correction data.

2. The circuit device according to claim 1 , wherein

the high-order function current generation circuit includes

a function generation circuit configured to generate a mirror input function current as a current approximating a function with respect to a temperature based on the temperature detection voltage, and

a high-order current mirror circuit configured to mirror the mirror input function current to output the high-order function current, and

the high-order current mirror circuit includes

a first high-order transistor through which the mirror input function current flows,

a second high-order transistor configured to mirror the mirror input function current flowing through the first high-order transistor, and

a high-order fine adjustment circuit configured to adjust a back gate voltage of the second high-order transistor based on the high-order lower bits to adjust a current mirror ratio of the second high-order transistor.

3. The circuit device according to claim 2 , wherein

the high-order current mirror circuit includes a high-order coarse adjustment circuit configured to mirror the mirror input function current flowing through the first high-order transistor at a current mirror ratio based on the high-order higher bits.

4. The circuit device according to claim 3 , wherein

the high-order coarse adjustment circuit includes

first through n-th coarse adjusting transistors, n being an integer not smaller than 2, and

first through n-th coarse adjusting switches respectively disposed between gates of the first through n-th coarse adjusting transistors and a gate of the first high-order transistor.

5. The circuit device according to claim 1 further comprising:

an oscillation circuit configured to oscillate a resonator, wherein

the temperature compensation voltage is a voltage used to perform temperature compensation of a oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit.

6. An oscillator comprising:

the circuit device according to claim 5 ; and

the resonator.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the circuit device according to claim 1 ; and

a processing device which operates based on an output signal from the circuit device.

8. A vehicle comprising:

the circuit device according to claim 1 ; and

a processing device which operates based on an output signal from the circuit device.

9. A circuit device comprising:

a current generation circuit configured to generate a temperature compensation current based on a temperature detection voltage from a temperature sensor and temperature compensation data; and

a current-voltage conversion circuit configured to convert the temperature compensation current into a temperature compensation voltage, wherein

the current generation circuit performs a fine adjustment of the temperature compensation current based on lower bits of the temperature compensation data, and performs a coarse adjustment of the temperature compensation current based on higher bits of the temperature compensation data,

the current generation circuit includes a linear function current generation circuit configured to generate a linear function current based on the temperature detection voltage and first-order correction data of the temperature compensation data, and

the linear function current generation circuit performs a fine adjustment of the linear function current based on first-order lower bits as lower bits of the first-order correction data, and performs a coarse adjustment of the linear function current based on first-order higher bits as higher bits of the first-order correction data.

10. The circuit device according to claim 9 , wherein

the linear function current generation circuit includes

a non-inverting amplifier circuit which has an operational amplifier and a first-order fine adjustment circuit, and is configured to amplify the temperature detection voltage, and

a first-order coarse adjustment circuit,

the first-order fine adjustment circuit is a first variable resistive circuit electrically coupled to an output node of the operational amplifier, an inverting input node of the operational amplifier, and a ground node, and adjusts a ratio between a first resistance value between the output node of the operational amplifier and the inverting input node of the operational amplifier, and a second resistance value between the inverting input node of the operational amplifier and the ground node based on the first-order lower bits, and

the first-order coarse adjustment circuit is a second variable resistive circuit electrically coupled between an output node of the non-inverting amplifier circuit and an input node of the current-voltage conversion circuit, and adjusts a resistance value between the output node of the non-inverting amplifier circuit and the input node of the current-voltage conversion circuit based on the first-order higher bits.

11. A circuit device comprising:

a current generation circuit configured to generate a temperature compensation current based on a temperature detection voltage from a temperature sensor and temperature compensation data; and

a current-voltage conversion circuit configured to convert the temperature compensation current into a temperature compensation voltage, wherein

the current generation circuit performs a fine adjustment of the temperature compensation current based on lower bits of the temperature compensation data, and performs a coarse adjustment of the temperature compensation current based on higher bits of the temperature compensation data,

the temperature sensor is configured to output the temperature detection voltage based on zero-order correction data of the temperature compensation data, and

the temperature sensor performs a coarse adjustment of an offset of the temperature detection voltage based on zero-order higher bits as higher bits of the zero-order correction data, and performs a fine adjustment of the offset of the temperature detection voltage based on zero-order lower bits as lower bits of the zero-order correction data.

12. The circuit device according to claim 11 , wherein

the temperature sensor includes

a bipolar transistor,

a buffer circuit configured to buffer an output voltage from a first collector node as a collector node of the bipolar transistor to output the temperature detection voltage, and

a zero-order fine adjustment circuit,

the buffer circuit includes a differential section having a zero-order current mirror circuit, and a differential pair to electrically be coupled to the zero-order current mirror circuit,

the zero-order current mirror circuit is constituted by a first zero-order transistor and a second zero-order transistor,

the differential pair is constituted by a first differential pair transistor and a second differential pair transistor,

the output voltage from the first collector node is input to a base node of the first differential pair transistor, and an output node of the buffer circuit is electrically coupled to a base node of the second differential pair transistor, and

the zero-order fine adjustment circuit controls at least one of a back gate voltage of the first zero-order transistor and a back gate voltage of the second zero-order transistor based on the zero-order lower bits.

13. The circuit device according to claim 12 , wherein

the temperature sensor includes

a resistor disposed between a first node electrically coupled to a first base node as a base node of the bipolar transistor, and the first collector node, and

a zero-order coarse adjustment circuit, and

the zero-order coarse adjustment circuit is a variable resistive circuit disposed between a first emitter node as an emitter node of the bipolar transistor and a ground node, and adjusts a resistance value between the first emitter node and the ground node based on the zero-order higher bits.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2020
From: II, NAOKI; NOMIYA, TAKASHI; SAWADA, MITSUAKI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-115201 · Jun 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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