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Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator and temperature compensation method for oscillator

US7741924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2008
Grant dateJun 22, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L1/025
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A temperature-compensated crystal oscillator including an oscillation circuit which includes an oscillator, a temperature detector, a voltage variable capacitance element coupled to an oscillation loop of the oscillation circuit, and a temperature compensation circuit. The temperature compensation circuit is configured to apply a compensation voltage to the voltage variable capacitance element to compensate a temperature change in response to temperature data detected by the temperature detector. The temperature compensation circuit has a plurality of correction point data. The respective correction point data is set in advance for each divided temperature zone, selects a first correction point data in a lower temperature zone and a second correction point data in a higher temperature zone, as compared with the detected temperature data, performs an interpolation between the first and second correction point data by a weighted averaged first-order interpolation, and generates the compensation voltage.

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