Oscillator and driving circuit and oscillation method thereof
US7859353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03L5/00
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An oscillator, a driving circuit and an oscillation method are provided. The driving circuit and a crystal are coupled in parallel to generate a clock signal. The driving circuit includes a buffer unit and a control unit. The buffer unit is coupled in parallel to the crystal, and used to amplify an oscillation signal outputted from the crystal to generate the clock signal. The control unit is coupled to the buffer unit, and used to generate a control signal to the buffer unit. The control unit determines a voltage level of the control signal by detecting whether the clock signal or the oscillation signal satisfies an oscillation condition of the crystal, so as to control a gain value of the buffer unit. Therefore, noise of different frequency bands loaded into the clock signal can be avoided.
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