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Granted Patent B2
US 10,992,258 · App. 16/796,539 · Granted Apr 27, 2021

Oscillator, electronic apparatus, and vehicle

Inventor: Norihito Matsukawa (Shimosuwa-Machi, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
H03B5/04B60R16/0231H03B5/30H03H9/0533H03H9/0557H03H9/1021H03H9/19H03B2200/0018
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Patent No.
US 10,992,258
App. No.
16/796,539
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oscillator includes: a base substrate having a first electrode; a temperature control element mounted on the base substrate and having a first pad electrically coupled to the first electrode; a resonator element having a first major surface and a second major surface in front-back relation with the first major surface, and mounted on the temperature control element in such a way that the second major surface faces the temperature control element; and at least one first bonding wire coupling the first major surface and the first pad together.

Claims (39)

1. An oscillator comprising:

a base substrate having a first electrode;

a temperature control element mounted on the base substrate and having a first pad electrically coupled to the first electrode;

a resonator element having a first major surface and a second major surface in front-back relation with the first major surface, and mounted on the temperature control element in such a way that the second major surface faces the temperature control element;

at least one first bonding wire coupling the first major surface and the first pad together; and

at least one second bonding wire electrically coupling the first pad and the first electrode together such that the first pad acts a single relay electrode pad that connects the first bonding wire and the second bonding wire.

2. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein

a number of the second bonding wires is fewer than a number of the first bonding wires.

3. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein

the temperature control element has a second pad, and

the second major surface is bonded to the second pad via an electrically conductive bonding member.

4. The oscillator according to claim 3 , wherein

the temperature control element has a third pad to which a constant voltage is applied, and

the third pad is arranged between the first pad and the second pad in a plan view.

5. The oscillator according to claim 4 , wherein

the first pad has a larger area than the third pad in a plan view.

6. The oscillator according to claim 3 , wherein

the temperature control element has:

a temperature-sensitive element;

a third pad to which a high potential-side power supply voltage is applied;

a fourth pad to which a low potential-side power supply voltage is applied;

a fifth pad outputting a signal from the temperature-sensitive element; and

a sixth pad to which a control voltage is applied,

one of the third pad, the fourth pad, and the fifth pad is arranged between the first pad and the sixth pad in a plan view, and

one of the third pad, the fourth pad, and the fifth pad is arranged between the second pad and the sixth pad in a plan view.

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

a second temperature control element mounted on the base substrate, wherein

the resonator element overlaps the second temperature control element at a position not overlapping the temperature control element in a plan view.

8. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the oscillator according to claim 1 ; and

a signal processing circuit performing signal processing based on an output signal from the oscillator.

9. A vehicle comprising:

the oscillator according to claim 1 ; and

a signal processing circuit performing signal processing based on an output signal from the oscillator.

10. An oscillator comprising:

a base substrate having a first electrode;

a temperature control element mounted on the base substrate and having a first pad electrically coupled to the first electrode;

a resonator including a resonator element and a container that accommodates the resonator element, the resonator having a first terminal at a first surface, the resonator being mounted on the temperature control element at the side of a second surface in a front-back relation with the first surface, wherein the container defines an enclosed space that separates the resonator element from the base substrate and the temperature control element; and

at least one bonding wire coupling the first terminal and the first pad together.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2020
From: MATSUKAWA, NORIHITO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051879/0623 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-030233 · Feb 22, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200274487A1 · Aug 27, 2020
Cited By (1)
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