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US08193963B2 Method and system for time to digital conversion with calibration and correction loops
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用于校准和校正循环的时间到数字转换的方法和系统
- Patent Title: Method and system for time to digital conversion with calibration and correction loops
- Patent Title (中): 用于校准和校正循环的时间到数字转换的方法和系统
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Application No.: US12874462Application Date: 2010-09-02
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Publication No.: US08193963B2Publication Date: 2012-06-05
- Inventor: You-Jen Wang , Shen-Iuan Liu , Feng-Wei Kuo , Chewn-Pu Jou , Fu-Lung Hsueh
- Applicant: You-Jen Wang , Shen-Iuan Liu , Feng-Wei Kuo , Chewn-Pu Jou , Fu-Lung Hsueh
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Duane Morris LLP
- Main IPC: H03M1/50
- IPC: H03M1/50

Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for time to digital conversion (TDC) are disclosed. A timing circuit comprises a TDC circuit, a calibration module, and a correction module. The TDC circuit is configured to provide a timing signal indicative of a timing difference between edges of a periodic reference clock signal and a variable feedback signal. The TDC circuit is also configured to provide a delay signal that is variably delayed relative to the reference clock signal. The calibration module is configured to provide a calibration signal to increase and decrease a total delay of the TDC circuit based on a time delay of the calibration signal plus a time delay of a correction signal. The correction module, which is configured to receive the timing signal and provide the correction signal, minimizes harmonic spurs in a frequency response of the timing signal by operating at a frequency of the reference clock signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120056769A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TIME TO DIGITAL CONVERSION WITH CALIBRATION AND CORRECTION LOOPS Public/Granted day:2012-03-08
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