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Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2020
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomoaki Takahashi, Minowa, JP;

Hideo Haneda, Matsumoto, JP;

Yasuhiro Sudo, Chino, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/135 (2006.01); G01R 23/10 (2006.01); G04F 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 23/10 (2013.01); G04F 10/005 (2013.01); H03K 5/135 (2013.01);
Abstract

A frequency measurement circuit includes a first counter that counts a pulse number of a reference clock signal and generates first count data, a second counter that counts a pulse number of a measurement target clock signal and generates second count data, a time-to-digital conversion circuit that generates first time difference data indicating a time difference between a first timing at which the first counter starts counting of the pulse number and a second timing at which the second counter starts counting of the pulse number, and second time difference data indicating a time difference between a third timing at which the first counter ends counting of the pulse number and a fourth timing at which the second counter ends counting of the pulse number, and a calculation circuit that performs calculation based on the second count data, the first time difference data, and the second time difference data and generates frequency data indicating a frequency of the measurement target clock signal.


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