Low power bipolar 360 degrees time to digital converter
US9429919B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/0836
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A delay line operates to propagate a plurality of delay stages comprising a first delay element and a second delay element. A generator coupled to the delay line is configured to provide the start edge to the plurality of delay stages of the delay line as a function of a digital control oscillator (DCO) counter value generated by a DCO counter. A DCO calculation component is configured to facilitate a determination of propagation counts of the delay line as a function of DCO periods of a DCO.
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