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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2013
Applicants:
Noam Familia, Modiin, IL;
Jakob Vovnoboy, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Noam Familia, Modiin, IL;
Jakob Vovnoboy, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03D 13/00 (2006.01); H03L 7/097 (2006.01); H03K 5/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/097 (2013.01); H03K 5/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described is a linear and symmetric time-to-digital converter (TDC) which comprises: a first input; a second input; a first delay line having a plurality of delay stages coupled together in series, the first delay line to receive the first input; a second delay line having a plurality of delay stages coupled together in series, the second delay line to receive the second input; and a plurality of comparators, each having first and second outputs coupled to the first and second delay lines.