Invention Grant
US08638424B2 Charge equalizing clock driver and other enhancements for time-of-flight depth sensing and other systems
有权
充电均衡时钟驱动程序和其他增强的飞行时间深度感测和其他系统
- Patent Title: Charge equalizing clock driver and other enhancements for time-of-flight depth sensing and other systems
- Patent Title (中): 充电均衡时钟驱动程序和其他增强的飞行时间深度感测和其他系统
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Application No.: US13008647Application Date: 2011-01-18
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Publication No.: US08638424B2Publication Date: 2014-01-28
- Inventor: Dane Snow , Barry Thompson
- Applicant: Dane Snow , Barry Thompson
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP
- Main IPC: G01C3/08
- IPC: G01C3/08

Abstract:
A clock driver outputs first and second preferably complementary clock signals coupled to substantially equal capacitive loads. Before each clock state change, the clock driver briefly shorts-together the first and second clock signals, to equalize change on capacitive loads, which each assume a potential midway between high and low power supply levels. Charge from the logic high clock signal can thus be used to raise logic low level clock line, and vice versa, rather than draw power supply current. Substantial energy savings on the order of C·V2·f is achieved, where C is effective capacitive load, V is power supply magnitude, and f is clock frequency. The clock driver includes first and second enhanced inverters (inverters that cannot enter short-circuit current mode) whose outputs are the first and second clock signals, and a transistor switch coupled between the inverter outputs. Turning on the transistor switch forces charge equalization.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110205522A1 CHARGE EQUALIZING CLOCK DRIVER AND OTHER ENHANCEMENTS FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT DEPTH SENSING AND OTHER SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2011-08-25
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