Oscillation circuit and electronic device

• US 20030016090A1
• Filed: 07/16/2002
• Published: 01/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Yoshihiro, Imai, Nobuyuki
• Granted Patent: US 6,778,030 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 331/158
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/36 active element in amplifier being semiconductor device H03B5/323, H03B5/326 , H03B5/38 take precedence

Abstract

An oscillation circuit 30 comprises a differential amplifier 31 having plural output terminals that provide output signals having different phases from each other, a SAW resonator 32, and a phase shift circuit 35, wherein the differential amplifier 31, SAW resonator 32, and phase shift circuit 35 forming a positive feedback oscillation loop and a switch circuit 34 being provided for selecting one of the output terminals of the differential amplifier 31 to complete the positive feedback oscillation loop. The switch circuit 34 selects one of the signals SQ1 and SQ2 and transmits it to the phase shift circuit 35. The phase shift circuit 35 transmits output signals that result from a predetermined phase shift of input signals to the SAW resonator 32.

Claims

1. An oscillation circuit comprising:

a differential amplifier having a plurality of output terminals providing output signals having different phases from each other;

a piezoelectric resonator; and

a phase shift circuit transmitting output signals that result from a predetermined phase shift of input signals;

wherein the differential amplifier, piezoelectric resonator, and phase shift circuit form a positive feedback oscillation loop; and

wherein a signal selection part for selecting one of the output terminals of the differential amplifier is provided, the positive feedback oscillation loop being completed with one of the output terminals of the differential amplifier.

3. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 wherein:

the differential amplifier further comprises a differential amplifier having an ECL line receiver.

4. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 wherein:

the differential amplifier includes an inverting input terminal and a non-inverting input terminal;

the inverting and non-inverting input terminals being connected to one another via an impedance circuit; and

a bias voltage is applied to one of the inverting and non-inverting input terminals and the other serves as the input terminal of the positive feedback oscillation loop.

5. The oscillation circuit according to claim 4 wherein:

the impedance circuit further comprises a tank circuit having an inductor and a capacitor; and

the tank circuit selectively passes a desired frequency band of the output signals from the phase shift circuit.

6. The oscillation circuit according to claim 5 wherein:

the piezoelectric resonator further comprises a quartz crystal AT cut resonator;

the tank circuit selectively passes at least one of an odd order overtone oscillation frequency band of the quartz crystal AT cut resonator and a desired oscillation frequency band of the output signal.

7. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 wherein:

a frequency selection part is provided that selectively passes certain frequency band components of the output signals from the phase shift circuit.

8. The oscillation circuit according to claim 7 wherein:

the frequency selection part has a frequency selection condenser and a frequency selection coil that are connected in parallel.

9. The oscillation circuit according to claim 8 wherein:

the frequency selection condenser has a variable capacitance which selectively passes the frequency band components of the output signals from the phase shift circuit.

10. The oscillation circuit according to claim 8 wherein:

the frequency selection condenser further comprises a laser trimmed condenser.

11. The oscillation circuit according to claim 8 wherein:

the frequency selection condenser further comprises a laser trimmed condenser that is patterned on a board.

12. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 wherein:

a frequency selection part is provided that selectively blocks frequency band components of the output signals from the phase shift circuit.

13. The oscillation circuit according to claim 12 wherein:

the frequency selection part further comprises a variable capacitance condenser provided in the phase shift circuit.

14. The oscillation circuit according to claim 13 wherein:

the variable capacitance condenser further comprises a laser trimmed condenser.

15. The oscillation circuit according to claim 13 wherein:

the variable capacitance condenser further comprises a laser trimmed condenser that is patterned on a board.

16. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 wherein:

an output buffer circuit having an output differential amplifier interposed on the output terminal side of the differential amplifier.

17. The oscillation circuit according to claim 16 wherein:

the output differential amplifier further comprises a differential amplifier having an ECL line receiver.

18. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 wherein:

a feedback buffer circuit having a feedback differential amplifier with a plurality of output terminals that provide output signals having different phases from each other is interposed in the positive feedback oscillation loop.

19. The oscillation circuit according to claim 18 wherein:

the feedback buffer circuit has a plurality of the feedback differential amplifiers that have any of the plurality of output terminals and are connected in parallel; and

one of the plurality of feedback differential amplifiers is interposed in the positive feedback oscillation loop.

20. The oscillation circuit according to claim 18 wherein:

the feedback buffer circuit has a plurality of the feedback differential amplifiers that are connected in series; and

at least one of the feedback differential amplifiers is interposed in the positive feedback oscillation loop.

21. The oscillation circuit according to claim 19 wherein:

each of the feedback differential amplifiers has irregular phase shifts for output signals.

22. The oscillation circuit according to claim 19 wherein:

each of the feedback differential amplifiers has regular phase shifts for output signals.

23. The oscillation circuit according to claim 18 wherein:

the feedback differential amplifier further comprises a differential amplifier having an ECL line receiver.

24. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 wherein:

the signal selection part performs the selection for a lesser phase shift at the phase shift circuit.

25. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 wherein:

the phase shift circuit further comprises a voltage controlled phase shift circuit in which the phase shift rate is varied by applied control voltage.

26. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 wherein:

the piezoelectric resonator further comprises a SAW resonator.

27. The oscillation circuit according to claim 26 wherein:

the SAW resonator further comprises any one of quartz crystal, langasite, and LBO (Lithium Tetraborate).

28. The oscillation circuit according to claim 1 wherein:

the piezoelectric resonator further comprises a quartz crystal AT cut oscillator.

29. An electronic device wherein the oscillation circuit according to claim 1 is provided.

2. An oscillation circuit comprising:

a differential amplifier having a plurality of output terminals providing output signals having different phases from each other;

a piezoelectric filter; and

a phase shift circuit transmitting output signals that result from a predetermined phase shift of input signals;

wherein the differential amplifier, piezoelectric filter, and phase shift circuit form a positive feedback oscillation loop; and

wherein a signal selection part for selecting one of the output terminals of the differential amplifier is provided, the positive feedback oscillation loop being completed with one of the output terminals of the differential amplifier.