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Timing circuit and timing method

US11169564B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2020
Grant dateNov 9, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/097
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A timing circuit can include: a low-precision clock source configured to generate a low-precision clock signal; a high-precision clock source configured to intermittently generate a high-precision clock signal; and a cycle conversion circuit configured to count the pulses of the high-precision clock signal and the low-precision clock signal during a same period, and to obtain a conversion cycle according to count results and a rated cycle of the high-precision clock signal.

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