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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A time to digital conversion circuit includes a first measurement block and one or a plurality of second measurement blocks. The first measurement block activates a control signal in accordance with activation of a start signal and measures time from the activation of the start signal to a first edge of a common clock signal. The second measurement block includes a lower measurement circuit and an upper measurement circuit, which are enabled by the activation of the control signal. The lower measurement circuit measures time from activation of a stop signal to a second edge of the common clock signal, and the upper measurement circuit measures time from the first edge to the second edge.