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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Ji-Hun Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Chang-Eun Kang, Seoul, KR;
Won-Ho Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong-Hun Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A counter circuit includes a first counter and a second counter. The first counter is configured to count a first counter clock signal which toggles with a first frequency to generate upper (N−M)-bit signals of N-bit counter output signals, in response to a first counting enable signal based on a first comparison signal during a coarse counting interval. N and M are natural numbers, N is greater than M, and M is greater than or equal to 3. The second counter is configured to count a second counter clock signal which toggles with a second frequency which is higher than the first frequency to generate lower M-bit signals of the N-bit counter output signals, in response to a second counting enable signal based on the first comparison signal and a second comparison signal during a fine counting interval which follows the coarse counting interval.