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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/10 (2006.01); G04F 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/1028 (2013.01); G04F 10/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A calibration unit and method therein for calibrating a TDC comprised in a digital PLL are disclosed. The TDC receives a signal from a free-running DCO and a reference signal, and measures the time difference between the DCO and reference signals. The calibration unit receives and processes data samples output from the TDC and generates a calibration lookup table in which each TDC output value has a calibration value. The calibration lookup table may be used for post-distortion. For each TDC output level the corresponding calibration value from the lookup table may be added to the output of the TDC for correction.