Patent Publication Number: US-10784817-B2

Title: Oscillator, electronic apparatus and vehicle

Description:
The present application is based on, and claims priority from JP Application Serial Number 2018-202459, filed Oct. 29, 2018, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to an oscillator, an electronic apparatus, and a vehicle. 
     2. Related Art 
     Oscillators that oscillate resonators such as quartz crystal resonators and output signals having desired frequencies have been widely used in various electronic apparatuses and systems. In order to meet requests for miniaturization, the oscillator in which the resonator and an integrated circuit (IC) for oscillating the resonator are stacked is known. For example, JP-A-2010-10480 discloses a semiconductor module in which the quartz crystal resonator and a semiconductor element are stacked on a substrate. In this semiconductor module, an electronic component such as an inductor is mounted on a substrate as a body separate from the quartz crystal resonator and the semiconductor element. 
     However, in an oscillator in which a resonator and an IC are stacked above each other, the inventor of the present application has found that a new problem occurs when a configuration in which an inductor is built into the IC is adopted for further miniaturization. That is, a magnetic field generated due to a current flowing into the inductor is blocked by a metal member constituting a portion of a quartz crystal resonator, and an eddy current is generated inside the metal member, and as a result, it has been found that there is a concern that a Q value of the inductor is deteriorated and a function as a circuit element is deteriorated. 
     SUMMARY 
     An oscillator according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a resonator which includes a resonator element and a resonator element container accommodating the resonator element; an integrated circuit element which includes an inductor; and a nonconductive spacer member, in which the resonator and the integrated circuit element are stacked above each other, the resonator has a metal member, and the spacer member is provided between the resonator and the integrated circuit element. 
     In the oscillator of the aspect, a thickness of the spacer member may be ½ or more of an outer diameter of the inductor. 
     In the oscillator of the aspect, the resonator element container may include a base provided with a concave portion in which the resonator element is accommodated, and a lid which is the metal member, and the resonator may be mounted over the spacer member such that the lid faces the integrated circuit element. 
     An oscillator according to another aspect of the present disclosure includes: a resonator which includes a resonator element and a resonator element container accommodating the resonator element; an integrated circuit element which includes an inductor; and a conductive spacer member, in which the resonator and the integrated circuit element are stacked above each other, the resonator has the metal member, the spacer member is provided between the resonator and the integrated circuit element, and electrically couples the resonator and the integrated circuit element to each other, and the spacer member and the inductor do not overlap with each other when viewed in plan view. 
     In the oscillator of the aspect, the integrated circuit element may include a guard ring provided around the inductor, and the spacer member may not overlap with the guard ring when viewed in plan view. 
     In the oscillator of the aspect, the resonator element container may include the base provided with the concave portion in which the resonator element is accommodated, and the lid which is the metal member, and the resonator may be mounted over the integrated circuit element through the spacer member such that the base faces the integrated circuit element. 
     In the oscillator of the aspect, the inductor and the metal member may overlap with each other when viewed in plan view. 
     In the oscillator of the aspect, the thickness of the spacer member may be 1 millimeter or less. 
     An electronic apparatus according to another aspect of the present disclosure includes the oscillator. 
     A vehicle according to another aspect of the present disclosure includes the oscillator. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a functional block view of an oscillator according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a view illustrating a configuration example of a voltage controlled oscillator. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the oscillator of the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a side view of an oscillator of a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a view illustrating an example of an internal disposition of an integrated circuit element in the oscillator of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is a view of the integrated circuit element, a spacer member, and a resonator as viewed from a side surface of the oscillator. 
         FIG. 7  is a view illustrating phase noise of an oscillation signal in an oscillator of a comparative example. 
         FIG. 8  is a view illustrating phase noise of an oscillation signal in the oscillator of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 9  is a side view of an oscillator of a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 10  is a view illustrating an example of an internal disposition of the integrated circuit element in the oscillator of the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 11  is a functional block view of an electronic apparatus of the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 12  is a view illustrating an example of an appearance of the electronic apparatus of the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 13  is a view illustrating an example of a vehicle according to the present embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the embodiment to be described below does not unduly limit the contents of the disclosure described in the appended claims. In addition, all configurations to be described below are not limited to being essential constituent conditions of the disclosure. 
     1. Oscillator 
     1-1. First Embodiment 
     Functional Configuration of Oscillator 
       FIG. 1  is a functional block view of an oscillator  1  of the present embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the oscillator  1  of the present embodiment includes an integrated circuit element  10  and a resonator  20 . 
     As the resonator  20 , for example, a quartz crystal resonator, a surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonant element, other piezoelectric resonant elements, a micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) resonator, and the like can be used. 
     In the present embodiment, the integrated circuit element  10  includes an oscillation circuit  11 , a control circuit  12 , a voltage regulator  13 , a PLL circuit  14 , and an output circuit  16 . Note that the integrated circuit element  10  may be configured such that some of these components are omitted or changed, or other components are added. 
     The voltage regulator  13  generates a predetermined voltage with a ground voltage supplied through a VSS terminal as a reference based on a power voltage supplied through a VDD terminal. The voltage generated by the voltage regulator  13  serves as power voltages of the oscillation circuit  11  and the PLL circuit  14 . 
     The oscillation circuit  11  is coupled to one end of the resonator  20  through an XG terminal, and is coupled to the other end of the resonator  20  through an XD terminal. The oscillation circuit  11  oscillates the resonator  20  by amplifying an output signal of the resonator  20  which is input through the XG terminal and feeding back the amplified signal to the resonator  20  through the XD terminal. For example, the oscillation circuit constituted by the resonator  20  and the oscillation circuit  11  may be any of various types of oscillation circuits such as a pierced oscillation circuit, an inverter-type oscillation circuit, a Colpitts oscillation circuit, and a Hartley oscillation circuit. 
     The PLL circuit  14  is phase-synchronized with an oscillation signal output from the oscillation circuit  11 , generates an oscillation signal obtained by multiplying and dividing the frequency of the oscillation signal, and outputs the generated oscillation signal. The number of times of multiplication and a frequency division ratio of the PLL circuit  14  are set in accordance with a control signal PLLCTRL. 
     In the present embodiment, the PLL circuit  14  is a fractional N-PLL circuit. Specifically, the PLL circuit  14  includes a phase comparator  141 , a charge pump  142 , a low-pass filter  143 , a voltage controlled oscillator  144 , a frequency division circuit  145 , and a frequency division circuit  146 . 
     The phase comparator  141  compares a phase difference between an oscillation signal output by the oscillation circuit  11  and an oscillation signal output by the frequency division circuit  145 , and outputs a comparison result as a pulse voltage. 
     The charge pump  142  converts a pulse voltage output by the phase comparator  141  into a current, and the low-pass filter  143  smoothens the current output by the charge pump  142  and converts the smoothened current into a voltage. 
     The voltage controlled oscillator  144  outputs an oscillation signal of which the frequency changes depending on an output voltage of the low-pass filter  143 . In the present embodiment, the voltage controlled oscillator  144  is realized by an LC oscillation circuit constituted using an inductor and a variable capacity element. 
     The frequency division circuit  145  outputs an oscillation signal, obtained by performing integer frequency division on an oscillation signal output by the voltage controlled oscillator  144 , at a frequency division ratio which is set in accordance with the control signal PLLCTRL. In the present embodiment, a frequency division ratio of the frequency division circuit  145  changes to a plurality of integer values in a range around an integer value N in time series, and a time average value thereof is N+F/M. Therefore, in a normal state where the phase of an oscillation signal output from the oscillation circuit  11  and the phase of an oscillation signal output from the frequency division circuit  145  are synchronized with each other, a frequency f vco  of the oscillation signal output from the voltage controlled oscillator  144  and a frequency f osc  of the oscillation signal output from the oscillation circuit  11  satisfy a relationship of Expression (1). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     The frequency division circuit  146  outputs an oscillation signal, obtained by performing integer frequency division on the oscillation signal output by the voltage controlled oscillator  144 , at a frequency division ratio which is set in accordance with the control signal PLLCTRL. 
     The output circuit  16  outputs a signal based on the oscillation signal output from the PLL circuit  14 . Specifically, to the output circuit  16 , the oscillation signal output from the oscillation circuit  11  is input, and the oscillation signal output from the frequency division circuit  146  of the PLL circuit  14  is input. Then, the output circuit  16  generates an oscillation signal obtained by performing frequency-division on one oscillation signal selected from the input two types of oscillation signals, and outputs the generated oscillation signal in a selected output format. The selection of an oscillation signal and an output format and the setting of a frequency division ratio on the output circuit  16  are performed in accordance with the control signal OUTCTRL. 
     In the present embodiment, the output circuit  16  includes a frequency division circuit  161  and an output buffer  162 . 
     The frequency division circuit  161  selects any one of the oscillation signal output from the oscillation circuit and the oscillation signal output from the frequency division circuit  146  of the PLL circuit  14  in accordance with the control signal OUTCTRL, and outputs an oscillation signal obtained by performing frequency-division on the selected oscillation signal at a frequency division ratio set in accordance with the control signal OUTCTRL. 
     The output buffer  162  converts the oscillation signal output from the frequency division circuit  161  into an oscillation signal in an output format selected in accordance with the control signal OUTCTRL, based on a power voltage supplied through a VDDO terminal, and outputs the converted oscillation signal to the outside of the integrated circuit element  10  through at least one of an OUT terminal and an OUTB terminal. For example, the output buffer  162  outputs a differential oscillation signal through the OUT terminal and the OUTB terminal when a differential output such as a positive emitter coupled logic (PECL) output, a low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) output, or a high-speed current steering logic (HCSL) output is selected as an output format. Further, the output buffer  162  outputs a single-ended oscillation signal through the OUT terminal and the OUTB terminal when a single-ended output such as a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) output is selected as an output format. Note that the output of an oscillation signal or the stop of output of an oscillation signal by the output buffer  162  is controlled in accordance with the control signal OUTCTRL. 
     The control circuit  12  generates the above-described control signal PLLCTRL and control signal OUTCTRL. Specifically, the control circuit  12  has an interface circuit corresponding to an inter-integrated circuit (I 2 C) bus and a storage circuit, receives a serial data signal input through a SDA terminal in synchronization with a serial clock signal input through SCL terminal from an external device not illustrated in the drawing, and stores various pieces of data in the storage circuit in accordance with the received serial data. The control circuit  12  generates the control signal PLLCTRL and the control signal OUTCTRL based on the various pieces of data stored in the storage circuit. Note that the interface circuit included in the control circuit  12  is not limited to an interface circuit corresponding to an I 2 C bus, and may be, for example, an interface circuit corresponding to a serial peripheral interface (SPI) bus. 
       FIG. 2  is a view illustrating a configuration example of the voltage controlled oscillator  144 . The voltage controlled oscillator  144  illustrated in  FIG. 2  includes a current source  31 , inductors  32  and  33 , variable capacity diodes  34  and  35  which are variable capacity elements, and N-channel type MOS transistors  36  and  37 . Further, the voltage controlled oscillator  144  outputs the oscillation signal generated by an oscillation stage constituted by the N-channel type MOS transistors  36  and  37  as differential signals OUT+ and OUT−, for example. An output voltage of the low-pass filter  143  is applied to a node N 1  to which the anode of the variable capacity diode  34  and the anode of the variable capacity diode  35  are coupled, and capacitance values of the variable capacity diodes  34  and  35  change depending on a voltage of the node N 1 . The frequency of the oscillation signal output from the voltage controlled oscillator  144  is determined in accordance with inductance values of the inductors  32  and  33  and the capacitance values of the variable capacity diodes  34  and  35 . 
     The oscillator  1  of the present embodiment configured as described above generates and outputs oscillation signals having a plurality of types of frequencies according to a setting based on an oscillation signal output from the resonator  20 , and can be used as a clock signal generation device. 
     Structure of Oscillator 
       FIGS. 3 and 4  are views illustrating an example of a structure of the oscillator  1  of the first embodiment.  FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the oscillator  1  and  FIG. 4  is a side view of the oscillator  1 .  FIG. 4  is illustrated in a state of seeing through a mold resin  4 , the container of the resonator  20 , and the like for the sake of convenience. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the oscillator  1  of the first embodiment has a structure in which the integrated circuit element  10  and the resonator  20  are sealed by the mold resin  4 , for example, a quad flat non lead (QFN) package structure, and is formed into a low rectangular parallelepiped as a whole. A plurality of metal electrodes  2  are provided on each side surface of the oscillator  1 . Each electrode  2  is also exposed to peripheral portions of the bottom surface of the oscillator  1 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the integrated circuit element  10  is mounted on a metal pedestal  3 , and the integrated circuit element  10  and the pedestal  3  are fixed by an adhesive  41 . The bottom surface of the pedestal  3  is exposed to the bottom surface of the oscillator  1 . The pedestal  3  is, for example, grounded. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the resonator  20  includes a resonator element  21  and a resonator element container  22  accommodating the resonator element  21 . The resonator element container  22  includes a base  23  provided with a concave portion in which the resonator element  21  is accommodated, a lid  24  which is a metal member, and a seaming ring  25  for bonding the base  23  and the lid  24  to each other. The member of the base  23  is, for example, ceramics. The member of the lid  24  is, for example, Kovar. 
     The resonator element  21  is a member having a thin plate shape, and has metal excitation electrodes  21   a  and  21   b  respectively provided on both surfaces thereof. The resonator element  21  is firmly fixed to a metal electrode  27  provided in the base  23  by a conductive adhesive  28 , and oscillates at a desired frequency based on the shape and mass of the resonator element  21  including the excitation electrodes  21   a  and  21   b . As a material of the resonator element  21 , a piezoelectric material, for example, piezoelectric single crystals such as quartz crystal, lithium tantalate, and lithium niobate, or piezoelectric ceramics such as zirconate titanate, a silicon semiconductor material, or the like can be used. Further, as excitation means of the resonator element  21 , excitation means using a piezoelectric effect may be used, or electrostatic driving using a Coulomb force may be used. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , a coating member  60  for protecting an internal circuit of the integrated circuit element  10  is applied to the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10 . The material of the coating member  60  is, for example, polyimide. A nonconductive spacer member  70  is provided on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  with the coating member  60  interposed therebetween. The material of the spacer member  70  may be, for example, a synthetic resin such as polyimide. The spacer member  70  may be, for example, a material in which tapes made of a synthetic resin such as polyimide are stacked, or may be a material formed by spin-coating a synthetic resin such as polyimide. 
     The spacer member  70  is provided between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10 . Specifically, the resonator  20  is mounted on the upper surface of the spacer member  70 , and the lid  24  of the resonator  20  and the spacer member  70  are fixed by the adhesive  42 . That is, the resonator  20  is mounted on the spacer member  70  such that the lid  24  faces the integrated circuit element  10 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , a plurality of electrodes  26  are provided on the outer surface of the resonator element container  22  of the resonator  20 , that is, the outer surface of the base  23 . Among the electrodes, two electrodes  26  are electrically coupled to the excitation electrodes  21   a  and  21   b  of the resonator element  21  respectively by wiring (not illustrated) provided on the base  23 . 
     One electrode  26  is bonded to a pad serving as an XG terminal provided on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  by a wire  51  made of gold or the like. The other one electrode  26  is bonded to a pad serving as an XD terminal provided on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  by the other wire  51  (not illustrated). 
     Some other pads provided on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  are bonded to the respective electrodes  2  by wires  52  made of gold or the like. Further, a pad serving as a VSS terminal provided on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  is bonded to the pedestal  3  by a wire  53  made of gold or the like. 
     As described above, in the oscillator  1  of the present embodiment, the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  are stacked above each other, and miniaturization is realized. 
     Internal Disposition of Integrated Circuit Element 
       FIG. 5  is a view illustrating an example of the internal disposition of the integrated circuit element  10  in the oscillator  1  of the first embodiment, and is a plan view of the integrated circuit element  10  when the oscillator  1  is viewed from the upper surface.  FIG. 5  illustrates the disposition of each circuit included in the integrated circuit element  10  and a pad functioning as some terminals. Further, in  FIG. 5 , the resonator  20  is illustrated by a broken line. In  FIG. 5 , “OSC” is an oscillation circuit  11 , “Control Logic” is a control circuit  12 , and “VREG” is a voltage regulator  13 . Further, “PFD” is a phase comparator  141 , “CP” is a charge pump  142 , “LPF” is a low-pass filter  143 , “VCO” is a voltage controlled oscillator  144 , and “ODIV1” is a frequency division circuit  146 . “ODIV2” is a frequency division circuit  161  and “OBUF” is an output buffer  162 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the integrated circuit element  10  has a rectangular shape having four sides  10   a ,  10   b ,  10   c , and  10   d  when viewed in plan view. 
     The oscillation circuit  11  is disposed in the vicinity of the side  10   a  of the integrated circuit element  10  when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1  or the integrated circuit element  10 . A pad functioning as an XG terminal is provided along the side  10   a  of the integrated circuit element  10 . Similarly, a pad functioning as an XD terminal is provided along the side  10   a  of the integrated circuit element  10 . Therefore, according to the oscillator  1  of the present embodiment, an oscillation signal generated based on a signal input from the XG terminal in the oscillation circuit  11  propagates through a short wiring and is output from the XD terminal, and is thus unlikely to be influenced by noise. 
     The voltage regulator  13  is disposed between the oscillation circuit  11  and the PLL circuit  14  when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1  or the integrated circuit element  10 . In addition, the control circuit  12  is disposed between the oscillation circuit  11  and the PLL circuit  14 . 
     Further, the PLL circuit  14  is disposed between the oscillation circuit  11  and the output circuit  16  when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1  or the integrated circuit element  10 . 
     In addition, the output circuit  16  is disposed in the vicinity of the side  10   c  facing the side  10   a  of the integrated circuit element  10  when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1  or the integrated circuit element  10 . A pad functioning as an OUT terminal or an OUTB terminal and electrically coupled to the output circuit  16  is provided along the side  10   c.    
     Here, an oscillation signal generated by the oscillation circuit  11  propagates to the PLL circuit  14  and propagates to the output circuit  16 , and a signal based on the oscillation signal is output from the OUT and the OUTB terminals. Therefore, in the oscillator  1  of the present embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , each of the circuits and each of the pads are disposed so as to be matched to a flow of such a signal, so that various signals flow in substantially one direction toward the side  10   c  from the side  10   a  and each of the wirings through which the various signals propagate is shortened. Accordingly, noise superimposed on each signal due to crosstalk with other signals or the like is reduced. Further, each wiring is shortened, and thus a wiring region becomes smaller as a whole, and thus the area of the integrated circuit element  10  is reduced. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the inductors  32  and  33  included in the voltage controlled oscillator  144  of the PLL circuit  14  are provided in the vicinity of the side  10   b . A guard ring  50  which is a fixed voltage, for example, a ground voltage, is provided in the vicinity of the inductors  32  and  33 . Then, the resonator  20  indicated by a broken line overlaps with the inductors  32  and  33  when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 . That is, the inductors  32  and  33  overlap with the lid  24  or the excitation electrodes  21   a  and  21   b  which are metal members included in the resonator  20 . 
     Therefore, when a distance between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  is short, the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the inductors  32  and  33  is blocked by the metal member of the resonator  20  and an eddy current is generated in the metal member. As a result, the Q values of the inductors  32  and  33  deteriorate, and the function as a circuit element deteriorates. 
     On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the spacer member  70  is provided between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10 , the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  are separated by the thickness of the spacer member  70 . Therefore, the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the inductors  32  and  33  is less likely to be blocked by the metal member of the resonator  20 , and the eddy current is less likely to be generated in the metal member. As a result, deterioration of the Q values of the inductors  32  and  33  is reduced, and the possibility of deterioration of the function as a circuit element is reduced. 
       FIG. 6  is a view of the integrated circuit element  10 , the spacer member  70 , and the resonator  20  illustrated in  FIG. 4  as viewed from the side surface of the oscillator  1 . For convenience, the inductor  32  inside the integrated circuit element  10  is also illustrated. In  FIG. 6 , a current flows from a front to a deeper part of the right side of the inductor  32 , and a clockwise magnetic field M 1  is generated by the current. Further, a current flows from the deeper part to the front of the left side of the inductor  32 , and a counterclockwise magnetic field M 2  is generated by the current. 
     As the number of turns of the inductor  32  increases, the generated magnetic fields M 1  and M 2  increase, and the outer diameter L 1  of the inductor  32  increases. That is, there is a correlation between the outer diameter L 1  of the inductor  32  and the magnitudes of the magnetic fields M 1  and M 2 , and the magnetic fields M 1  and M 2  become larger as the outer diameter L 1  of the inductor  32  becomes larger. Therefore, in order to reduce the deterioration of the Q values of the inductors  32  and  33  due to the magnetic fields M 1  and M 2 , it is preferable that the distance between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  may be increased by increasing the thickness L 2  of the spacer member  70 . The same is applied to the inductor  33 . The outer diameter L 1  of the inductors  32  and  33  is, for example, the length of the longest side of a rectangle when the contour of the inductors  32  and  33  is a form of the rectangle, and is the length of the major axis of an ellipse when the contour of the inductors  32  and  33  is a form of the ellipse. 
     In  FIG. 7 , the phase noise of the oscillation signal is indicated by a solid line, in the oscillator of the comparative example in which the resonator  20  is mounted on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  so that the spacer member  70  is not present and the lid  24  of the resonator  20  is on the upper surface. Further, in  FIG. 8 , the phase noise of the oscillation signal is indicated by a solid line in the oscillator  1  when the outer diameter L 1  of the inductors  32  and  33  is 340 μm and the thickness of the spacer member  70  is 200 μm. In  FIGS. 7 and 8 , the horizontal axis is frequency, and the vertical axis is the magnitude of phase noise. Note that in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , the broken line indicates the phase noise of the oscillation signal when the resonator  20  is not mounted on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10 , that is, an ideal phase noise. 
     Although the distance between the lid  24  and the inductors  32  and  33  is large in the oscillator of the comparative example, since the distance between the excitation electrodes  21   a  and  21   b , and the inductors  32  and  33  is small, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the phase noise of the oscillator of the comparative example is more deteriorating than the ideal phase noise. 
     On the other hand, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the phase noise of the oscillator  1  of the present embodiment is almost the same as the ideal phase noise. From the results illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the phase noise of the oscillator  1  in which the outer diameter L 1  of the inductors  32  and  33  is 340 μm and the thickness of the spacer member  70  is 170 μm is equivalent to that of the ideal phase noise or, is considered to be better than the phase noise of the oscillator of the comparative example at worst. In general, in the oscillator  1  of the present embodiment, in order to sufficiently reduce the magnetic fields M 1  and M 2  blocked by the metal members of the resonator  20 , the thickness L 2  of the spacer member  70  is preferably ½ or more of the outer diameter L 1  of the inductors  32  and  33 . However, as the thickness L 2  of the spacer member  70  is increased, the height of the oscillator  1  is increased, which may not satisfy the constraints of the package size such as QFN, so the thickness L 2  of the spacer member  70  is 1 mm or less is preferred. 
     Operational Effects of Present Embodiment 
     In the oscillator  1  according to the first embodiment described above, the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  are stacked above each other, and the nonconductive spacer member  70  is provided between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10 . Specifically, the resonator  20  is mounted on the spacer member  70  such that the lid  24  faces the integrated circuit element  10 . Therefore, the distance between the lid  24  which is a metal member included in the resonator  20  and the inductors  32  and  33  included in the integrated circuit element  10  is increased by the thickness of the spacer member  70 . As a result, even when the lid  24  and the inductors  32  and  33  overlap with each other when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 , the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the inductors  32  and  33  is less likely to be blocked by the lid  24  and the eddy current is less likely to be generated in the lid  24 . Therefore, according to the oscillator  1  of the first embodiment, the deterioration of the Q values of the inductors  32  and  33  is reduced, and the possibility of deterioration of the function as a circuit element is reduced. In particular, by setting the thickness of the spacer member  70  to ½ or more of the outer diameter of the inductors  32  and  33 , the deterioration of the Q values of the inductors  32  and  33  are largely reduced. 
     Further, in the oscillator  1  according to the first embodiment, the metal members of the resonator  20  and the inductors  32  and  33  may be disposed so as to overlap with each other when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 , so that it is possible to reduce the area of the integrated circuit element  10 . Therefore, according to the first embodiment, miniaturizing of the oscillator  1  can be realized. 
     Further, in the oscillator  1  of the first embodiment, an output signal of the oscillation circuit  11  propagates to the PLL circuit  14 , and an oscillation signal output from the PLL circuit  14  propagates to the output circuit  16 . That is, a signal input to the integrated circuit element  10  from one electrode  26  of the resonator  20  through a pad functioning as an XG terminal propagates toward the side  10   c  from the side  10   a , and is output through each pad functioning as the OUT terminal or the OUTB terminal. Further, the PLL circuit  14  is disposed between the oscillation circuit  11  and the output circuit  16  so as to be matched to flows of such various signals in the integrated circuit element  10 , and thus each of the wirings through which the various signals propagate is shortened. Therefore, according to the oscillator  1  of the first embodiment, parasitic capacitance of each wiring is reduced, and noise superimposed on each signal due to crosstalk with other signals or the like is reduced. Further, each wiring is shortened, and thus a wiring region becomes smaller as a whole, and thus the area of the integrated circuit element  10  is reduced. 
     Further, according to the first embodiment, since the two electrodes  26  provided on the outer surface of the base  23  of the resonator  20 , and a pad functioning as an XG terminal and a pad functioning as an XD terminal provided on the integrated circuit element  10  can be coupled by wire bonding respectively, mounting of the oscillator  1  is easy. 
     1-2. Second Embodiment 
     Hereinafter, with regard to the oscillator  1  of a second embodiment, the same components as those of the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, the description overlapping with the first embodiment is omitted or simplified, and the contents different from the first embodiment will be mainly described. 
     The functional block view of the oscillator  1  of the second embodiment is the same as that of  FIG. 1 , and therefore the illustration and description thereof will be omitted. Further, since the perspective view of the oscillator  1  of the second embodiment is the same as that of  FIG. 3 , the illustration and description thereof will be omitted. 
       FIG. 9  is a side view of the oscillator  1  of a second embodiment.  FIG. 9  is illustrated in a state of seeing through a mold resin  4 , the container of the resonator  20 , and the like for the sake of convenience. As illustrated in  FIG. 9 , the oscillator  1  of the second embodiment has a structure in which the integrated circuit element  10  and the resonator  20  are sealed by the mold resin  4  as in the first embodiment, for example, the QFN package structure, and is formed into a low rectangular parallelepiped as a whole. A plurality of metal electrodes  2  are provided on each side surface of the oscillator  1 . Each electrode  2  is also exposed to peripheral portions of the bottom surface of the oscillator  1 . 
     Further, as in the first embodiment, the integrated circuit element  10  is mounted on the metal pedestal  3 , and the integrated circuit element  10  and the pedestal  3  are fixed by an adhesive  41 . The bottom of the pedestal  3  is exposed to the bottom of the oscillator  1 . The pedestal  3  is grounded, for example. 
     Further, as in the first embodiment, the resonator  20  includes a resonator element  21  and a resonator element container  22  accommodating the resonator element  21 . The resonator element container  22  includes abase  23  provided with a concave portion in which the resonator element  21  is accommodated, a lid  24  which is a metal member, and a seaming ring  25  for bonding the base  23  and the lid  24  to each other. 
     Further, as in the first embodiment, the resonator element  21  is a member having a thin plate shape, and has metal excitation electrodes  21   a  and  21   b  respectively provided on both surfaces thereof. The resonator element  21  is firmly fixed to a metal electrode  27  provided in the base  23  by a conductive adhesive  28 , and oscillates at a desired frequency based on the shape and mass of the resonator element  21  including the excitation electrodes  21   a  and  21   b . A plurality of electrodes  26  are provided on the outer surface of the resonator element container  22  of the resonator  20 , that is, the outer surface of the base  23 . Among the electrodes, two electrodes  26  are electrically coupled to the excitation electrodes  21   a  and  21   b  of the resonator element  21  respectively by wiring (not illustrated) provided on the base  23 . 
     As in the first embodiment, a coating member  60  for protecting an internal circuit of the integrated circuit element  10  is applied to the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10 . 
     In the oscillator  1  of the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, a plurality of conductive spacer members  80  are provided on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  with the coating member  60  interposed therebetween. The material of the spacer member  80  may be, for example, various metals or alloys. 
     The spacer member  80  is provided between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  and electrically couples the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  to each other. Specifically, the resonator  20  is mounted on the upper surfaces of the plurality of spacer members  80 , and the plurality of electrodes  26  provided on the outer surface of the base  23  of the resonator  20  and the plurality of spacer members  80  are respectively bonded to each other. That is, the resonator  20  is mounted on the spacer member  80  such that the base  23  faces the integrated circuit element  10 . The spacer member  80  may be, for example, a gold bump or a solder ball. 
     One electrode  26  is bonded to a pad that functions as an XG terminal provided on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  by one of the spacer members  80 . The other one of electrode  26  is bonded to a pad that functions as an XD terminal provided on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  by the other one of the spacer members  80 . 
     Some other pads provided on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  are bonded to the respective electrodes  2  by wires  52  made of gold or the like. Further, a pad serving as a VSS terminal provided on the upper surface of the integrated circuit element  10  is bonded to the pedestal  3  by a wire  53  made of gold or the like. 
     As described above, in the oscillator  1  of the present embodiment, the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  are stacked above each other, and miniaturization is realized. 
       FIG. 10  is a view illustrating an example of the internal disposition of the integrated circuit element  10  in the oscillator  1  of the second embodiment, and is a plan view of the integrated circuit element  10  when the oscillator  1  is viewed from the upper surface.  FIG. 10  illustrates the disposition of each circuit included in the integrated circuit element  10  and a pad functioning as some terminals. Further, in  FIG. 10 , the resonator  20  is illustrated by a broken line. Note that in  FIG. 10 , the same components as in  FIG. 5  are denoted by the same reference numerals. As illustrated in  FIG. 10 , since the disposition of each circuit in the integrated circuit element  10  is the same as that in  FIG. 5 , description thereof will be omitted. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 10 , the resonator  20  indicated by a broken line overlaps with the inductors  32  and  33  when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 . That is, the inductors  32  and  33  overlap with the lid  24  or the excitation electrodes  21   a  and  21   b  which are metal members included in the resonator  20 . 
     Therefore, when a distance between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  is short, the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the inductors  32  and  33  is blocked by the metal member of the resonator  20  and an eddy current is generated in the metal member. As a result, the Q values of the inductors  32  and  33  deteriorate, and the function as a circuit element deteriorates. 
     On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the spacer member  80  is provided between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10 , the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  are separated by the thickness of the spacer member  80 . Therefore, the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the inductors  32  and  33  is less likely to be blocked by the metal member of the resonator  20 , and the eddy current is less likely to be generated in the metal member. As a result, deterioration of the Q values of the inductors  32  and  33  is reduced, and the possibility of deterioration of the function as a circuit element is reduced. 
     Furthermore, the spacer member  80  and the inductors  32  and  33  do not overlap with each other when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 . Furthermore, when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 , the spacer member  80  does not overlap with the fixed voltage guard ring  50  provided around the inductors  32  and  33 . That is, the distance between the spacer member  80  and the inductors  32  and  33  is large. Therefore, the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the inductors  32  and  33  is less likely to be blocked by the conductive spacer member  80 , and the eddy current is less likely to be generated in the spacer member  80 . As a result, deterioration of the Q values of the inductors  32  and  33  is reduced, and the possibility of deterioration of the function as a circuit element is reduced. 
     Note that in order to further reduce the deterioration of the Q values of the inductors  32  and  33  due to the magnetic fields generated by the current flowing through the inductors  32  and  33 , the distance between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  may be increased by increasing the thickness of the spacer member  80 . However, as the thickness of the spacer member  80  is increased, the height of the oscillator  1  is increased, which may not satisfy the constraints of the package size such as QFN, so the thickness L 2  of the spacer member  80  with 1 mm or less is preferred. 
     In the oscillator  1  according to the second embodiment described above, the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  are stacked above each other, and the conductive spacer member  80  is provided between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10 . Specifically, the resonator  20  is mounted on the integrated circuit element  10  through the spacer member  80  such that the base  23  faces the integrated circuit element  10 . Therefore, the distance between the metal member included in the resonator  20  and the inductors  32  and  33  included in the integrated circuit element  10  is increased by the thickness of the spacer member  80 . As a result, even when the metal member of the resonator  20  and the inductors  32  and  33  overlap with each other when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 , the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the inductors  32  and  33  is less likely to be blocked by the metal member and the eddy current is less likely to be generated in metal member. Further, when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 , the spacer member  80  and the inductors  32  and  33  do not overlap with each other, and furthermore, the spacer member  80  does not overlap with the guard ring  50  provided around the inductors  32  and  33 , so the distance between the spacer member  80  and the inductors  32  and  33  is also increased. As a result, the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the inductors  32  and  33  is less likely to be blocked by the spacer member  80  which is a conductor, and the eddy current is less likely to be generated in the spacer member  80 . Therefore, according to the oscillator  1  of the second embodiment, the deterioration of the Q values of the inductors  32  and  33  is reduced, and the possibility of deterioration of the function as a circuit element is reduced. 
     Further, in the oscillator  1  according to the second embodiment, the metal members of the resonator  20  and the inductors  32  and  33  may be disposed so as to overlap with each other when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 , so that it is possible to reduce the area of the integrated circuit element  10 . Further, since the spacer member  80  which is a conductor not only functions as a member for securing the distance between the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10 , but also as a member for electrically coupling the resonator  20  and the integrated circuit element  10  to each other, there is no need to increase the area of the resonator  20  or the integrated circuit element  10  due to the spacer member  80 . Therefore, according to the second embodiment, miniaturizing of the oscillator  1  can be realized. 
     Further, in the oscillator  1  of the second embodiment, like the oscillator  1  of the first embodiment, each circuit is disposed so as to be matched to flows of various signals in the integrated circuit element  10 , and thus each of the wirings through which the various signals propagate is shortened. Therefore, according to the oscillator  1  of the second embodiment, parasitic capacitance of each wiring is reduced, and noise superimposed on each signal due to crosstalk with other signals or the like is reduced. Further, each wiring is shortened, and thus a wiring region becomes smaller as a whole, and thus the area of the integrated circuit element  10  is reduced. 
     Further, according to the second embodiment, since the two electrodes  26  provided on the outer surface of the base  23  of the resonator  20 , and a pad functioning as an XG terminal and a pad functioning as an XD terminal provided on the integrated circuit element  10  can be coupled by the spacer member  80  which is a conductor, mounting of the oscillator  1  is easy. 
     1-3. Modification Example 
     For example, in the oscillator  1  according to the first embodiment described above, the integrated circuit element  10  has one PLL circuit including an inductor, but the integrated circuit element  10  may have two or more PLL circuits, and at least one inductor may overlap with the metal member of the resonator  20  when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 . Further, in the oscillator  1  according to the second embodiment described above, the integrated circuit element  10  has one PLL circuit including an inductor, but the integrated circuit element  10  may have two or more PLL circuits, and at least one inductor may overlap with the metal member of the resonator  20  and all the inductors may not overlap with the spacer member  80  when viewed in plan view of the oscillator  1 . 
     Further, for example, in the oscillator  1  of the first and second embodiments described above, although the inductors  32  and  33  constitute a part of the LC oscillator in the PLL circuit  14  of the integrated circuit element  10 , the inductors may constitute a part of an LC filter or an LR filter in the PLL circuit. 
     Further, for example, in the oscillator  1  according to the first and second embodiments described above, although the lid  24  of the resonator  20  is a metal member, the lid  24  may not have the metal member. For example, the oscillator  1  may be an oscillator having a structure in which a resonator element is accommodated by a base made of silicon and a lid made of glass, or may be an oscillator or the like having a structure in which a resonator element is accommodated by a base and a lid both made of quartz crystal. In the oscillator  1  of these structures, the deterioration of the Q value of each inductor is reduced by providing the spacer member, and by disposing each inductor so as not to overlap with the electrode provided on the resonator element, for example. 
     Further, for example, in the oscillator  1  according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, although the metal member included in the resonator  20  overlaps with the inductor, a lid made of a conductive member other than metal, an electrode of a resonator element, or the like may overlap with the inductor. In the case of a conductive member, an eddy current may be generated. However, by providing the spacer member, even when the conductive member and the inductor overlap with each other, it is difficult to generate an eddy current in the conductive member, and the deterioration of the Q value of the inductor is reduced. 
     2. Electronic Apparatus 
       FIG. 11  is a functional block view illustrating an example of a configuration of an electronic apparatus of the present embodiment. In addition,  FIG. 12  is a view illustrating an example of the appearance of a smartphone which is an example of the electronic apparatus of the present embodiment. 
     An electronic apparatus  300  of the present embodiment is configured to include an oscillator  310 , a central processing unit (CPU)  320 , an operation unit  330 , a read only memory (ROM)  340 , a random access memory (RAM)  350 , a communication unit  360 , and a display unit  370 . Note that the electronic apparatus of the present embodiment may be configured such that some of the components illustrated in  FIG. 11  are omitted or changed, or other components are added thereto. 
     The oscillator  310  includes an integrated circuit element  312  and a resonator  313 . The integrated circuit element  312  oscillates the resonator  313  to generate an oscillation signal. The oscillation signal is output from an external terminal of the oscillator  310  to the CPU  320 . The integrated circuit element  312  has a PLL circuit not illustrated in the drawing, converts the frequency of the oscillation signal output from the resonator  313  by the PLL circuit, and outputs an oscillation signal having a frequency based on setting from the CPU  320 . 
     The CPU  320  is a processing unit that performs various calculation processes and control processes by using the oscillation signal input from the oscillator  310  as a clock signal in accordance with programs stored in the ROM  340  and the like. Specifically, the CPU  320  performs various processes according to an operation signal from the operation unit  330 , a process of controlling the communication unit  360  in order to perform data communication with an external device, a process of transmitting display signals for displaying various pieces of information on the display unit  370 , and the like. 
     The operation unit  330  is an input device configured with operation keys, button switches, and the like, and outputs an operation signal according to a user&#39;s operation to the CPU  320 . 
     The ROM  340  is a storage unit that stores programs, data, and the like for performing various calculation processes and control processes by the CPU  320 . 
     The RAM  350  is a storage unit which is used as a work area of the CPU  320 , and temporarily stores programs and data read out from the ROM  340 , data input from the operation unit  330 , results of computation executed by the CPU  320  in accordance with various programs, and the like. 
     The communication unit  360  performs various control processes for establishing data communication between the CPU  320  and an external device. 
     The display unit  370  is a display device configured with a liquid crystal display (LCD) and the like, and displays various pieces of information based on the display signals input from the CPU  320 . A touch panel functioning as the operation unit  330  may be provided in the display unit  370 . 
     By applying, for example, the oscillator  1  of the above-described each embodiment as the oscillator  310 , it is possible to reduce a concern that a function as a circuit element is deteriorated due to the deterioration of a Q value of the inductor built into the integrated circuit element  312 , and thus it is possible to implement the electronic apparatus with high reliability. 
     Various electronic apparatuses are conceived as the electronic apparatus  300 , and may be, for example, a personal computer such as a mobile type personal computer, a laptop type personal computer, and a tablet type personal computer, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a mobile phone, a digital camera, an ink jet type ejection device such as an ink jet printer, a storage area network apparatus such as a router or a switch, a local area network apparatus, a mobile terminal base station apparatus, a television, a video camera, a video recorder, a car navigation device, a real-time clock device, a pager, an electronic organizer, an electronic dictionary, an electronic calculator, an electronic gaming machine, a gaming controller, a word processor, a workstation, a videophone, a security television monitor, electronic binoculars, a POS terminal, a medical apparatus such as an electronic thermometer, a sphygmomanometer, a blood glucose monitoring system, an electrocardiographic apparatus, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, an electronic endoscope, a fish-finder, various measurement apparatuses, meters and gauges of automobiles, aircrafts, ships, and the like a flight simulator, a head mounted display, a motion tracer, a motion tracker, a motion controller, a pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) apparatus, and the like. 
     As an example of the electronic apparatus  300  of the present embodiment, a transmission device functioning as a terminal base station apparatus communicating with, for example, a terminal in a wired or wireless manner, or the like by using the above-described oscillator  310  as a reference signal source is used. By applying, for example, the oscillator  1  of the above-described each embodiment as the oscillator  310 , it is also possible to implement the electronic apparatus  300  which is usable in, for example, a communication base station and the like and is desired to have high frequency accuracy, high performance, and high reliability at lower costs than in the related art. 
     In addition, another example of the electronic apparatus  300  of the present embodiment may be a communication device including a frequency control unit in which the communication unit  360  receives an external clock signal and the CPU  320  controls the frequency of the oscillator  310  based on the external clock signal and an output signal of the oscillator  310 . The communication device may be a communication apparatus which is used in a backbone network apparatus such as a stratum  3 , or a femtocell. 
     3. Vehicle 
       FIG. 13  is a view illustrating an example of a vehicle of the present embodiment. A vehicle  400  illustrated in  FIG. 13  is configured to include an oscillator  410 , controllers  420 ,  430 , and  440 , such as an engine system, a brake system, and a keyless entry system, which perform various control processes, a battery  450 , and a back up battery  460 . Note that the vehicle of the present embodiment may be configured such that some of the components illustrated in  FIG. 13  are omitted, or other components are added thereto. 
     The oscillator  410  includes an integrated circuit element and a resonator not illustrated in the drawing, and the integrated circuit element oscillates the resonator to generate an oscillation signal. The oscillation signal is output to the controllers  420 ,  430 , and  440  from an external terminal of the oscillator  410 , and is used as, for example, a clock signal. The integrated circuit element has a PLL circuit not illustrated in the drawing, converts the frequency of the oscillation signal output from the resonator by the PLL circuit, and outputs an oscillation signal having a frequency based on setting. 
     The battery  450  supplies power to the oscillator  410  and the controllers  420 ,  430 , and  440 . The back up battery  460  supplies power to the oscillator  410  and the controllers  420 ,  430 , and  440  when an output voltage of the battery  450  falls below a threshold value. 
     By applying, for example, the oscillator  1  of the above-described each embodiment as the oscillator  410 , it is possible to reduce a concern that a function as a circuit element is deteriorated due to the deterioration of a Q value of an inductor built into the integrated circuit element of the oscillator  410 , and thus it is possible to implement the vehicle with high reliability. 
     Various vehicles are conceived as the vehicle  400 , and may be, for example, an automobile such as an electric car, an aircraft such as a jet plane or a helicopter, a ship, a rocket, an artificial satellite, and the like. 
     The present disclosure is not limited to the present embodiment, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the disclosure. 
     The above-described embodiments and modification example are just examples, and the disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, each embodiment and the modification example may also be appropriately combined with each other. 
     The present disclosure includes substantially the same configurations, for example, configurations having the same functions, methods and results, or configurations having the same objects and effects, as the configurations described in the embodiments. In addition, the present disclosure includes a configuration obtained by replacing non-essential portions in the configurations described in the embodiments. Further, the present disclosure includes a configuration that exhibits the same operational effects as those of the configurations described in the embodiments or a configuration capable of achieving the same objects. The present disclosure includes a configuration obtained by adding the configurations described in the embodiments to known techniques.