Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pulse generator and continuous-time sigma-delta modulator
- Patent Title (中): 脉冲发生器和连续时间Σ-Δ调制器
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Application No.: US12509152Application Date: 2009-07-24
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Publication No.: US07961128B2Publication Date: 2011-06-14
- Inventor: Yi Gyeong Kim , Min Hyung Cho , Jong Kee Kwon
- Applicant: Yi Gyeong Kim , Min Hyung Cho , Jong Kee Kwon
- Applicant Address: KR Daejeon
- Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Current Assignee Address: KR Daejeon
- Priority: KR10-2008-0131642 20081222
- Main IPC: H03M3/00
- IPC: H03M3/00

Abstract:
Provided is a clock generator employed in a continuous-time sigma-delta modulator. The clock generator includes an oscillator configured to generate pulses in response to an enable signal, a counter configured to count the number of pulses generated by the oscillator and output the total pulse count, and an output circuit configured to output an inactivated output signal if the pulse count of the counter is equal to a pulse-width control bit. The oscillator includes an astable multi-vibrator. Since the astable multi-vibrator capable of generating a low-jitter pulse from a jittered clock is used as the oscillator, a signal-to-noise ratio is improved. A simple configuration using only digital circuits makes it easier to design a circuit and adjust pulse width. Moreover, according to the structure of the astable multi-vibrator, it is possible to design a circuit to optimally modulate pulse width in connection with process variations of resistors and capacitors used in the continuous-time sigma-delta modulator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100156686A1 PULSE GENERATOR AND CONTINUOUS-TIME SIGMA-DELTA MODULATOR Public/Granted day:2010-06-24
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