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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2023
Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Junjie Lu, Irvine, CA (US);
Jingbo Duan, Irvine, CA (US);
Jing Guo, Irvine, CA (US);
Jianhua Gan, Irvine, CA (US);
Jungwoo Song, Irvine, CA (US);
Xicheng Jiang, Irvine, CA (US);
Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a digital ramp generator comprising a delay line, the delay line comprising one or more delay elements and an oscillator, wherein the digital ramp generator is configured to generate a code based on respective outputs of the one or more delay elements, a digital to analog converter coupled to the digital ramp generator, wherein the digital to analog converter is configured to generate a reference signal, wherein the reference signal is generated based, at least in part, on the code, and a driver coupled to the digital to analog converter, the driver configured to generate a drive current based, at least in part, on the reference signal.