Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Time-to-digital conversion circuit
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Application No.: US16872300Application Date: 2020-05-11
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Publication No.: US10895849B2Publication Date: 2021-01-19
- Inventor: Yoshihisa Fujimoto
- Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Sakai
- Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Sakai
- Agency: ScienBiziP, P.C.
- Main IPC: H03M1/50
- IPC: H03M1/50 ; G04F10/00

Abstract:
A time-to-digital conversion circuit includes; an oscillator circuit that outputs a plurality of phase signals different from each other, a counter that counts a number of edges of at least one phase signal among the plurality of phase signals and outputs a count signal, a phase sampling circuit that samples the value of each of the plurality of phase signals at a stop time point and outputs a stop phase signal, a start phase signal generating circuit that outputs a start phase signal, and an output circuit that, based on the count signal, the stop phase signal, and the start phase signal, generates an output signal, the output signal being a digital signal indicating a time period from a start time point to a stop time point.
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