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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2022
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
Ankur Bal, Greater Noida, IN;
Sri Ram Gupta, Noida, IN;
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Geneva, CH;
Abstract
A measurement is made of jitter present in a jittery clock signal. A digital sinusoid generator circuit clocked by the jittery clock signal generates a pulse density modulation (PDM) signal corresponding to a sinusoid waveform. The PDM signal is converted by a sigma-delta modulator circuit to an oscillating frequency signal with an output of digital values digital values indicative of oscillating frequency signal phase. Responsive to the jittery clock signal, the digital values indicative of oscillating frequency signal phase are sampled. A digital differentiator circuit determines a digital difference between consecutive samples of the digital values indicative of oscillating frequency signal phase. The digital difference is processed by a digital signal processing circuit to generate a frequency spectrum and determine from signal-to-noise ratio a measurement of jitter in the jittery clock signal.