Invention Application
- Patent Title: TIME TO DIGITAL CONVERTER
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Application No.: US16834347Application Date: 2020-03-30
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Publication No.: US20210302550A1Publication Date: 2021-09-30
- Inventor: Neale Dutton , John Kevin Moore
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Buckinghamshire
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Buckinghamshire
- Main IPC: G01S7/4865
- IPC: G01S7/4865 ; G01S17/89 ; G01S17/10

Abstract:
In an embodiment, a method includes: receiving a first plurality of digital codes from a TDC; generating a coarse histogram from the first plurality of digital codes; detecting a peak coarse bin from the plurality of coarse bins; after receiving the first plurality of digital codes, receiving a second plurality of digital codes from the TDC; and generating a fine histogram from the second plurality of digital codes based on the detected peak coarse bin, where a fine histogram depth range is narrower than a coarse histogram depth range, where a lower fine histogram depth is lower or equal to a lower coarse peak depth, and where a higher fine histogram depth is higher or equal to a higher coarse peak depth.
Public/Granted literature
- US11885915B2 Time to digital converter Public/Granted day:2024-01-30
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