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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Inventors:
Stefano Bonomi, Villach, AT;
Nicolo Zilio, Villach, AT;
Assignee:
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/14 (2014.01); H03K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/14 (2013.01); H03K 2005/00019 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment a circuit includes: a plurality of delay elements coupled in series, each delay element including an input node and an output node; a multiplexer having inputs coupled to the output node of each delay element of the plurality of delay elements; and a time measurement circuit including a time amplifier having an input coupled to an output of the multiplexer, and a counter coupled to an output of the time amplifier.