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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Po Lin Yeh, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chien-hsing Lin, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Shao Ping Hung, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chih-tien Chang, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chun-chia Chen, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Jui-hua Yeh, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Po Lin Yeh, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chien-Hsing Lin, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Shao Ping Hung, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chih-Tien Chang, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chun-Chia Chen, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Jui-Hua Yeh, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A phase digitizing apparatus for generating a corresponding digital value in response to a phase of an input signal is provided. The phase digitizing apparatus includes a coarse phase generator, for generating a coarse phase code according to the phase of the input signal and a first time unit; a fine phase code generator, for generating a fine phase code according to the phase of the input signal and a second time unit; and a calculating unit, for generating the digital value according to the coarse phase code and the fine phase code; wherein the first time unit is greater than the second time unit.