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Granted Patent B2
US 10,374,613 · App. 15/462,165 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Oscillator, electronic apparatus, and vehicle

Inventor: Kenji Hayashi (Chino, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H03L1/026H01L27/20H03B5/32H03B5/366H03L1/04
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Patent No.
US 10,374,613
App. No.
15/462,165
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oscillator includes an oscillation circuit, an operation state signal generation circuit that generates an operation state signal based on an operation state of the oscillation circuit, and a first integrated circuit, the oscillation circuit and the operation state signal generation circuit are disposed outside the first integrated circuit, and the first integrated circuit includes a first digital interface circuit, a D/A conversion circuit that converts a digital signal input via the first digital interface circuit into an analog signal to generate a frequency control signal that controls a frequency of the oscillation circuit, and a terminal to which the operation state signal is input.

Claims (62)

1. An oscillator comprising:

a first integrated circuit comprising

a first digital interface circuit,

a D/A conversion circuit that converts a digital signal input via the first digital interface circuit into an analog signal to generate a frequency control signal, and

a terminal to which an operation state signal is input;

an oscillation circuit disposed outside of the first integrated circuit, the frequency control signal controlling a frequency of the oscillation circuit;

an operation state signal generation circuit disposed outside of the first integrated circuit, that generates the operation state signal based on an operation state of the oscillation circuit; and

a second integrated circuit including at least a part of the oscillation circuit and at least a part of the operation state signal generation circuit.

2. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein

the first integrated circuit outputs a signal based on the operation state signal via the first digital interface circuit.

3. The oscillator according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a resonator,

wherein the oscillation circuit oscillates the resonator.

4. An oscillator comprising:

a first integrated circuit comprising

a first digital interface circuit,

a D/A conversion circuit that converts a digital signal input via the first digital interface circuit into an analog signal to generate a frequency control signal, and

a terminal to which an operation state signal is input;

an oscillation circuit disposed outside of the first integrated circuit, the frequency control signal controlling a frequency of the oscillation circuit;

an operation state signal generation circuit disposed outside of the first integrated circuit, that generates the operation state signal based on an operation state of the oscillation circuit; and

a resonator, wherein

the oscillation circuit oscillates the resonator, and

the operation state signal is a signal representing whether or not temperature of the resonator is in a predetermined state.

5. The oscillator according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a temperature control element adapted to control temperature of the resonator.

6. An oscillator comprising:

a first integrated circuit comprising

a first digital interface circuit,

a D/A conversion circuit that converts a digital signal input via the first digital interface circuit into an analog signal to generate a frequency control signal, and

a terminal to which an operation state signal is input;

an oscillation circuit disposed outside of the first integrated circuit, the frequency control signal controlling a frequency of the oscillation circuit;

an operation state signal generation circuit disposed outside of the first integrated circuit, that generates the operation state signal based on an operation state of the oscillation circuit; and

a first substrate on which the first integrated circuit is mounted, wherein

the first substrate includes

a digital interconnection electrically connected to the first digital interface circuit, and

a shield pattern, and

at least a part of the shield pattern overlaps the digital interconnection in a planar view of the first substrate.

7. The oscillator according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a first substrate on which the first integrated circuit is mounted, wherein

the first substrate includes

a digital interconnection electrically connected to the first digital interface circuit, and

a shield pattern, and

at least a part of the shield pattern overlaps the digital interconnection in a planar view of the first substrate.

8. The oscillator according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a second substrate on which at least a part of the oscillation circuit and at least a part of the operation state signal generation circuit are mounted.

9. The oscillator according to claim 8 , wherein

the second substrate is disposed between the resonator and the first substrate.

10. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein

the second integrated circuit comprises

a second digital interface circuit, and

a memory that stores information based on a digital signal input via the second digital interface circuit.

11. The oscillator according to claim 10 , wherein

the operation state signal generation circuit and the second digital interface circuit are electrically isolated from each other.

12. The oscillator according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a first external terminal; and

a second external terminal separated from the first external terminal, wherein

the first digital interface circuit is electrically connected to the first external terminal, and

the second digital interface circuit is electrically connected to the second external terminal.

13. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the oscillator according to claim 1 .

14. A vehicle comprising:

the oscillator according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2017
From: HAYASHI, KENJI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041618/0846 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-061852 · Mar 25, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170279452A1 · Sep 28, 2017