IP Library Granted Patent US 10,084,462
Granted Patent B2
US 10,084,462 · App. 15/385,266 · Granted Sep 25, 2018

Circuit device, oscillator, electronic apparatus, and vehicle

Inventor: Takemi Yonezawa (Minowa-machi, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H03L7/095H03B5/32H03L1/026H03L7/091H03L7/099
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Patent No.
US 10,084,462
App. No.
15/385,266
Granted
Sep 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A circuit device includes an oscillation signal generation circuit, a reference signal input terminal to which a reference signal is input, and an internal phase comparator that performs phase comparison between an input signal based on the oscillation signal and the reference signal. The oscillation signal generation circuit generates the oscillation signal using the frequency control data based on a result of the phase comparison from an external phase comparator which performs phase comparison between an input signal based on the oscillation signal and the reference signal in a first mode, and generates the oscillation signal using the frequency control data based on a result of the phase comparison from the internal phase comparator in a second mode.

Claims (26)

1. A circuit device comprising:

an oscillation signal generation circuit that generates an oscillation signal using frequency control data and a resonator;

a reference signal input terminal to which a reference signal is input;

an internal phase comparator that performs phase comparison between an input signal based on the oscillation signal and the reference signal which is input via the reference signal input terminal,

wherein the oscillation signal generation circuit is configured to:

generate the oscillation signal using the frequency control data based on a result of the phase comparison from an external phase comparator which performs phase comparison between an input signal based on the oscillation signal and the reference signal in a first mode, and

generate the oscillation signal using the frequency control data based on a result of the phase comparison from the internal phase comparator in a second mode; and

a processor that performs a signal process,

wherein, in the first mode, the processor determines whether or not a first hold-over state corresponding to a hold-over state of the external phase comparator due to the absence or abnormality of the reference signal has occurred, on the basis of a voltage of an input terminal to which a hold-over detection signal is input or hold-over detection information which is input via a digital interface.

2. The circuit device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the second mode, the processor determines whether or not a second hold-over state corresponding to a hold-over state of the internal phase comparator due to the absence or abnormality of the reference signal has occurred, on the basis of the reference signal which is input via the reference signal input terminal.

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

a detection circuit that detects a lock state of a PLL circuit including the internal phase comparator,

wherein, in the second mode, the processor determines whether or not the second hold-over state has occurred on the basis of the reference signal which is input via the reference signal input terminal and a PLL lock detection signal from the detection circuit.

4. The circuit device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the processor determines that the second hold-over state has occurred when it is determined that the reference signal is absent or abnormal, and the PLL circuit is not in the lock state.

5. The circuit device according to claim 2 ,

wherein, when it is determined that the first hold-over state or the second hold-over state has occurred, the processor generates an aging-corrected frequency control data, and outputs the aging-corrected frequency control data to the oscillation signal generation circuit.

6. The circuit device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a digital interface,

wherein, in the first mode, the frequency control data based on a result of phase comparison from the external phase comparator is input to the digital interface, and the oscillation signal generation circuit generates the oscillation signal on the basis of the frequency control data input to the digital interface.

7. An oscillator comprising:

the circuit device according to claim 1 ; and

the resonator.

8. An electronic apparatus comprising the circuit device according to claim 1 .

9. A vehicle comprising the circuit device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2016
From: YONEZAWA, TAKEMI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040694/0654 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2016-001319 · Jan 6, 2016 · national
JP 2016-142923 · Jul 21, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170194971A1 · Jul 6, 2017