Seiko Epson Corporation

Noriyuki Murashima

Takemi Yonezawa

Teppei Higuchi

A physical quantity detection circuit includes a signal conversion circuit configured to output a first differential signal based on an output signal of a physical quantity detection element, an active filter to which a second differential signal based on the first differential signal is input, and an analog/digital conversion circuit configured to sample a third differential signal based on an output signal of the active filter to convert the third differential signal into a digital signal, wherein the active filter includes an operational amplifier, a first chopping circuit disposed in a signal path between the signal conversion circuit and the operational amplifier, and a second chopping circuit disposed in a signal path between the operational amplifier and the analog/digital conversion circuit, and fch&#x3c;fs/2, the sampling frequency is fs, and the chopping frequency is fch.

Physical quantity detection circuit and physical quantity detection device

A physical quantity detection circuit includes a first chopping circuit to which a first differential signal based on an output signal of a physical quantity detection element is input, an operational amplifier configured to perform differential amplification on a second differential signal input from the first chopping circuit via a first signal path and a second signal path, a second chopping circuit to which a third differential signal based on an output signal of the operational amplifier is input, an analog/digital conversion circuit configured to convert a fourth differential signal based on an output signal of the second chopping circuit into a digital signal, and a capacitance circuit coupled to the first signal path and the second signal path.

A physical quantity measurement device includes a sensor element in which coupling capacitances are formed between a drive electrode and a first detection electrode and between the drive electrode and a second detection electrode; and a circuit device that includes a drive circuit which supplies a drive signal to the drive electrode, a detection circuit which detects physical quantity information corresponding to a physical quantity based on first and second detection signals from the first and second detection electrodes, and a failure diagnosis circuit. The circuit device includes first and second switches that are provided between first and second terminals to which the first and second detection signals are input and the detection circuit. The failure diagnosis circuit performs a failure diagnosis, based on a detection result of the detection circuit when connection states of the first and second switches are changed.

Physical quantity measurement device, electronic apparatus, and vehicle

A circuit device includes a filter circuit to which a detection signal is input and which has a resistance element including a metal thin film layer, and an A/D conversion circuit performs A/D conversion of the detection signal filtered by the filter circuit and outputs detection data.

Circuit device, and physical quantity measuring device, oscillator, electronic device, and vehicle using the circuit device

A failure determination circuit includes a first A/D conversion circuit that continuously A/D converts a first analog signal based on a first physical quantity measurement signal, a switching circuit that receives a plurality of signals including a second analog signal based on the first physical quantity measurement signal and a first reference voltage and outputs the plurality of signals in a time division manner, a second A/D conversion circuit that A/D converts the output of the switching circuit, and a determination circuit, and the determination circuit determines a failure of the first A/D conversion circuit using a signal based on a first digital signal obtained by A/D converting the first analog signal by the first A/D conversion circuit and a signal based on a second digital signal obtained by A/D converting the second analog signal by the second A/D conversion circuit.

Failure determination circuit, physical quantity measurement device, electronic apparatus, vehicle, and failure determination method

A physical quantity detection device includes a switched capacitor filter circuit having a first sample-and-hold circuit adapted to sample and hold a first signal, which is based on an output signal of a physical quantity detection element, an amplifier circuit to which an output signal of the first sample-and-hold circuit is input, and a first switched capacitor circuit to which a first output signal of the amplifier circuit is input, wherein an output signal of the first switched capacitor circuit is input to the amplifier circuit, and an A/D conversion circuit adapted to perform an A/D conversion on an output signal of the switched capacitor filter circuit.

Physical quantity detection circuit, physical quantity detection device, electronic apparatus, and vehicle

A physical quantity sensor includes a physical quantity sensor element and an IC connected to the physical quantity sensor element. The IC includes an analog power supply circuit that is switched to enable or disable, a signal processing unit to which a voltage is supplied from the analog power supply circuit and which processes a signal from the physical quantity sensor element, and a control circuit that sets the analog power supply circuit to enable within a processing period based on an external trigger and makes the signal processing unit process a physical quantity signal from the physical quantity sensor element intermittently for every processing period.

Physical quantity sensor, sensor unit, electronic apparatus, moving object, and physical quantity detection method

A physical quantity detecting sensor includes a physical quantity detecting sensor element and an IC connected to the physical quantity detecting sensor element. The IC includes: a logic circuit; an analog circuit; a first regulator that supplies a logic power supply voltage generated based on a power supply voltage to the logic circuit; a second regulator that is switched to enable or disable and supplies an analog power supply voltage, which is generated based on the power supply voltage when the second regulator is set to enable, to the analog circuit; and a switch for supplying the logic power supply voltage to the analog circuit when the second regulator is set to disable.

Physical quantity detecting sensor, electronic apparatus, moving object, and electronic circuit

A detection device includes a driver circuit and a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes an amplifier circuit which amplifies an output signal from a vibrator, a sensitivity adjustment circuit which performs sensitivity adjustment by variably controlling a gain, and a synchronous detection circuit which performs synchronous detection based on a reference signal. The sensitivity adjustment circuit is provided in the preceding stage of the synchronous detection circuit. The sensitivity adjustment circuit operates as a programmable-gain amplifier and a high-pass filter.

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Noriyuki Murashima