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Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023

Filed:

May. 20, 2021
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Chung-Peng Hsieh, New Taipei, TW;

Chih-Chiang Chang, Taipei, TW;

Chung-Chieh Yang, Hsinchu County, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 19/00 (2006.01); G01R 13/00 (2006.01); G01R 13/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/317 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 13/00 (2013.01); G01R 13/0218 (2013.01); G01R 31/2851 (2013.01); G01R 31/31726 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device includes a control circuit, a scope circuit, and a time-to-current converter. The control circuit is configured to receive a voltage signal from a voltage-controlled oscillator, delay the voltage signal for a delay time to generate a first control signal, and to generate a second control signal according to the first control signal and the voltage signal. The scope circuit is configured to generate a first current signal in response to the second control signal and the voltage signal. The time-to-current converter is configured generate a second current signal according to the first control signal, the voltage signal, a first switch signal, and a test control signal.


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