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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2020
Kioxia Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;
Hiroo Yabe, Nerima, JP;
Kioxia Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
An oscillation circuit has a voltage generator configured to generate a linearly changing voltage, a voltage level of which linearly changes as time passes, a first comparator configured to compare the linearly changing voltage with a first reference voltage, a second comparator configured to compare the linearly changing voltage with a second reference voltage having a higher voltage level than the first reference voltage, a time-to-digital converter configured to output a bit sequence signal in accordance with a time difference between a time when the first comparator detects that the linearly changing voltage matches the first reference voltage and a time when the second comparator detects that the linearly changing voltage matches the second reference voltage, and an oscillator configured to generate an oscillation signal that oscillates at a frequency according to the bit sequence signal.