Time-to-digital converter and method therefor
US10079608B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2213/001
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Time-to-digital converter system including: an event detector configured for detecting an event and generating an event detection signal upon detection of the event; and a time-to-digital converter coupled or connectable to the event detector and including a fine resolution part configured for counting fine time intervals, organized such that the fine resolution part is activated in response to the event detection signal and deactivated in response to a reference clock. 3D imager including an array of pixels, with in each pixel such a time-to-digital converter system, and further including a reference clock generator.
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