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Title:
OSCILLATION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008301042
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a self-oscillation type oscillation circuit capable of obtaining a more accurate oscillation frequency.

The self-oscillation type oscillation circuit includes: a ring oscillator (1) whose oscillation frequency is varied in accordance with a bias current of the circuit; a frequency detection circuit (3) for generating a comparison result between a value determined according to the oscillation frequency of the ring oscillator (1); and a reference value, and a bias circuit (2) for controlling a bias current of the ring oscillator (1) on the basis of the comparison result. Since the oscillation frequency itself can be evaluated and feedback control for adjusting the oscillation frequency can be performed on the basis of the evaluation result, bias adjustment is automatically performed while always following the oscillation frequency of the ring oscillator (1) even when the oscillation frequency is varied and the variation of the oscillation frequency can be suppressed.


Inventors:
IWABUCHI MASARU
OKUTSU MITSUHIKO
Application Number:
JP2007143287A
Publication Date:
December 11, 2008
Filing Date:
May 30, 2007
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
RENESAS TECH CORP
International Classes:
H03K4/06; H03K3/03; H03K3/354
Domestic Patent References:
JPH11289250A1999-10-19
JPH09326689A1997-12-16
JPH08139597A1996-05-31
JPS5277639A1977-06-30
JPS594331A1984-01-11
JPS6346011A1988-02-26
JP2006086997A2006-03-30
JPH01289317A1989-11-21
JPH10209821A1998-08-07
JP2000036730A2000-02-02
JPH01256805A1989-10-13
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shizuyo Tamamura