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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A time-to-digital conversion device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a time-to-digital conversion device configured to output time digital data according to a time from a first timing to a second timing, including a first circuit that includes an upper counter configured to start counting a clock signal according to the first timing, and generates upper bits of the time digital data; a second circuit that includes a delay element configured to start operation according to the second timing and a lower counter configured to count an oscillation cycle of the delay element, and generates lower bits of the time digital data; and a control circuit that controls a phase of an output signal of the delay element based on the clock signal.