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Digital indirectly compensated crystal oscillator

US6630872B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2001
Grant dateOct 7, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L1/028
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A temperature compensation technique is disclosed which allows to obtain a compensated clock signal. The temperature compensation technique comprises the use of a thermal model of the oscillator with a temperature sensor in order to accurately compute the oscillator frequency, irrespective of time-variations and rates.

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