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Frequency estimation

US11237195B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Sarit Zur · Petah Tikva, IL
Igal Kushnir · Hod HaSharon, IL
Gil Horovitz · Netanya, IL
Rotem Banin · Even Yehuda, IL
Sergey Bershansky · Netanya, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 26, 2017
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03L7/197
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A frequency estimator for estimating a frequency, including a counter configured to count an integer number of full clock cycles during a measurement time window; a Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) configured to measure a fraction of a clock cycle during the measurement time window; and a processor configured to determine the estimated frequency based on the counted number of full clock cycles and the measured fraction of the clock cycle.

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