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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Takeo Ushinaga, Sakai, JP;
Yoshinao Morikawa, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H03M 1/34 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/37455 (2013.01); H03M 1/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
[Object] To prevent code skipping in decoding. [Solution] Included are a low-order bit latch unit () that latches digital code data as a low-order bit, a high-order bit counter unit () that counts one or both of edges of a control signal corresponding to a reference clock, and stops counting of high-order bits, triggered by output of a comparator () being inverted, a low-order bit decoding signal latch unit () that latches a low-order bit decoding signal, and a signal processing unit ().