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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 20, 2024
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Chao Chieh Li, Hsinchu, TW;
Chia-Chun Liao, Taipei, TW;
Min-Shueh Yuan, Taipei, TW;
Chih-Hsien Chang, New Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/08 (2006.01); G01R 31/317 (2006.01); G04F 10/00 (2006.01); H03L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/08 (2013.01); G01R 31/31707 (2013.01); G01R 31/31711 (2013.01); G04F 10/005 (2013.01); H03L 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a time-to-digital converter (TDC), and an evaluation circuit coupled to the TDC and a phase-locked loop (PLL) external to the circuit.