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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
May. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 7/08 (2006.01); G01C 19/5726 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 7/08 (2013.01); G01C 19/5726 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a gyro sensor, a TDC detects a magnitude of vibration of a vibrator. A drive circuit (excluding the TDC) determines a duty ratio of a PWM drive signal in accordance with the magnitude of vibration so that the magnitude of vibration becomes a predetermined magnitude and outputs the PWM drive signal having the determined duty ratio. The drive circuit (excluding the TDC) includes a control circuit and a DCO. The control circuit measures time corresponding to the control value by using a gate delay time, generates the PWM drive signal having a pulse width corresponding to the control value and outputs the PWM drive signal.