High resolution sampling-based time to digital converter
US8564471B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/12
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a time-to-digital (TDC) converter comprising an analog voltage source. An analog-to-digital converter quantizes two voltage samples in response to receiving a first input signal at a first time t1 and a second input signal at a second time t2. The first and second digital signals are combined to produce a digital signal that represents the difference (t2−t1).
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