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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2021
Ams International Ag, Jona, CH;
Robert Kappel, Wettmannstätten, AT;
Daniel Furrer, Gebenstorf, CH;
Manfred Lueger, Preding, AT;
Yiming Jiang, Graz, AT;
Hesong Xu, Rueschlikon, CH;
Daniele Perenzoni, Adliswil, CH;
AMS INTERNATIONAL AG, Jona, CH;
Abstract
A time-to-digital converter circuit is disclosed, the time-to-digital converter circuit including a plurality of delay stages connected to form a delay line, a plurality of event counters, an encoder circuit for triggering the delay line, and a binning circuit for associating an event with an event counter from plurality of event counters. The binning circuit selects the event counter based on a signal from the delay line, and wherein the encoder circuit is configured to sequentially trigger a different delay stage of the plurality of delay stages. Also disclosed is a time-of-flight sensor implementing the time-to-digital converter circuit, and an associated apparatus and method.