OSCILLATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE OSCILLATION DEVICE

• US 20190158023A1
• Filed: 08/12/2015
• Published: 05/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Company Limited
• Inventors: KOBATA, TSUKASA
• Granted Patent: US 10,447,205 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/32 being a piezoelectric resonator selection of piezoelectric material H10N30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 1/00 Stabilisation of generator output against variations of physical values, e.g. power supply
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 1/027 by using frequency conversion means which is variable with temperature, e.g. mixer, frequency divider, pulse add/substract logic circuit H03L1/023, H03L1/026 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 1/028 of generators comprising piezoelectric resonators H03L1/021, H03L1/022 take precedence; oscillation generators with a piezoelectric resonator H03B5/32
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 1/04 Constructional details for maintaining temperature constant
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 7/00 Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 7/099 concerning mainly the controlled oscillator of the loop

Abstract

In an OCXO, which outputs an oscillation frequency by oscillating a crystal resonator, a correspondence relationship between an oscillation frequency and an elapsed time at a beginning after a start of oscillation of a first crystal resonator is acquired. Based on the acquired result, data after the beginning and corresponding to a correspondence relationship between an accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation and the oscillation frequency after the start of the oscillation is obtained. Based on the accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation and this data, a frequency setting value is corrected. While an output frequency of the first crystal resonator fluctuates in association with the elapsed time, the output frequency is corrected by the frequency correction value corresponding to the accumulated elapsed time, thereby stabilizing the oscillation frequency.

Claims

1. An oscillation device that uses a piezoelectric resonator to obtain an oscillation output based on a frequency setting value, the oscillation device comprising:

a storage unit, storing a prediction data generated based on an acquired result of a correspondence relationship between an elapsed time and an oscillation frequency during a time period from after a start of oscillation of the piezoelectric resonator up to a preliminary set elapsed time, the prediction data corresponding to a correspondence relationship between the oscillation frequency and an accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation after the start of the oscillation, and the accumulated elapsed time including a time after the preliminary set elapsed time;

a time measurement unit, configured to measure the accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation after the start of the oscillation of the piezoelectric resonator;

a correction value operator, configured to obtain a correction value of the frequency setting value based on the accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation measured in the time measurement unit and the prediction data stored in the storage unit; and

an addition unit, configured to obtain a corrected frequency setting value by adding the correction value obtained in the correction value operator to the frequency setting value.

2. The oscillation device according to claim 1, wherein

the piezoelectric resonator is a crystal resonator, and a relationship between the accumulated elapsed time and the oscillation frequency is an exponential function.

3. The oscillation device according to claim 1, comprising:

a PLL circuit unit that includes a voltage control oscillating unit; and

a DDS configured to output a reference frequency signal for the PLL circuit unit by having the frequency setting value input, the reference frequency signal corresponding to the frequency setting value, wherein

the piezoelectric resonator is used as an operation clock of the DDS.

5. The oscillation device according to claim 2, comprising:

a PLL circuit unit that includes a voltage control oscillating unit; and

a DDS configured to output a reference frequency signal for the PLL circuit unit by having the frequency setting value input, the reference frequency signal corresponding to the frequency setting value, wherein

the piezoelectric resonator is used as an operation clock of the DDS.

4. A method for manufacturing an oscillation device that uses a piezoelectric resonator to obtain an oscillation output based on a frequency setting value, the method comprising:

an acquiring step of acquiring an elapsed time and an oscillation frequency during a time period from after a start of oscillation of the piezoelectric resonator up to a preliminary set elapsed time; and

a storing step of obtaining and storing a prediction data in a storage unit based on an acquired result acquired in the acquiring step, the prediction data corresponding to a correspondence relationship between the oscillation frequency and an accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation, and the accumulated elapsed time including a time after the preliminary set elapsed time, wherein

the prediction data stored in the storage unit is used to;

obtain a correction value of the frequency setting value based on the prediction data and the accumulated elapsed time of the oscillation, and obtain a corrected frequency setting value by adding the obtained correction value to the frequency setting value.