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- Patent Title: Apparatus, circuits and methods for calibrating a time to digital converter
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Application No.: US16575267Application Date: 2019-09-18
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Publication No.: US10763876B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Yu-Tso Lin
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- 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: H03M1/10
- IPC: H03M1/10 ; G04F10/00

Abstract:
Apparatus, circuits and methods for calibrating time to digital converters (TDCs) are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a circuit for calibrating a TDC is disclosed. The circuit includes a multi-bit delay circuit, a counter, and a register. The multi-bit delay circuit is configured for delaying a clock signal by a total delay time. The counter is configured for counting rising edges of the clock signal within the total delay time to generate a counted output. The register is configured for controlling the total delay time of the multi-bit delay circuit based on the counted output.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200136632A1 APPARATUS, CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A TIME TO DIGITAL CONVERTER Public/Granted day:2020-04-30
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