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AssigneesSeiko Epson Corporation, Seiko NPC Corporation
InventorsYoshinao Yanagisawa, Masahiro Oshio, Takayuki Kikuchi, Toshihiro Nishida, Masayuki Takahashi
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A driver circuit includes a comparator (drive signal generation section) that generates a drive signal based on a signal obtained by converting an oscillation current of a vibrator that has been input via a first signal line into a voltage using an I/V conversion circuit (current/voltage conversion section), and supplies the drive signal to the vibrator via a second signal line, an oscillation detection circuit (oscillation detection section) that detects whether or not the oscillation current has reached a predetermined value after the vibrator has started to oscillate, a startup oscillation circuit (startup oscillation section) that assists an oscillation operation of the vibrator until the oscillation current reaches the predetermined value, and a switch that separates a capacitor from the second signal line until the oscillation current reaches the predetermined value, and connects the capacitor to the second signal line when the oscillation current has reached the predetermined value.
A driver circuit that causes a vibrator to oscillate, the driver circuit comprising:
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