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Function generator

US5719533A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 26, 1996
Grant dateFeb 17, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L1/022
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In order to realize highly accurate temperature compensation of a crystal oscillation frequency, a current in proportion to the cube of a difference between an ambient temperature T.sub.a and a reference temperature T.sub.0 is generated. For this purpose, provided are a first series circuit of two diodes; a second series circuit of three diodes; a third series circuit of two diodes; a fourth series circuit of three diodes; a current source for allowing a constant current to flow into the first series circuit; a current source for allowing a constant current to flow from the third series circuit; a current source for allowing a current in proportion to T.sub.a -T.sub.0 to flow into the second series circuit when T.sub.a .gtoreq.T.sub.0 and allowing a current in proportion to .vertline.T.sub.a -T.sub.0 .vertline. to flow from the fourth series circuit when T.sub.a <T.sub.0 ; an NPN transistor and a PNP transistor whose collectors are connected with an output terminal; and two operational amplifiers for applying a voltage between the anode terminals of the first and second series circuits between the base and the emitter of the NPN transistor and for applying a voltage between the cat…

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