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TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS WITH LOW AREA AND LOW POWER CONSUMPTION
TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS WITH LOW AREA AND LOW POWER CONSUMPTION
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机译:具有低区域和低功耗的数字转换器
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TDCs for converting time periods to digital values are disclosed. An example TDC includes a ring oscillator and a residue generation circuit. Each stage of the residue generation circuit is configured to operate on outputs from two different stages of the ring oscillator. The TDC further includes a counter for counting the number of times that an output of one of the stages of the ring oscillator switches between being at a first signal level and being at a second signal level during a time period that is being converted to a digital value. The TDC also includes a combiner for generating the digital value by combining a value indicative of the number of times counted by the counter and an output of the residue generation circuit. Such a TDC may have relatively low area and low power consumption compared to the conventional TDC designs, while yielding sufficiently linear behavior.
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