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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Intel Deutschland Gmbh, Neubiberg, DE;
Inventor:
Markus Schimper, Moosinning, DE;
Assignee:
Intel Deutschland GmbH, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04F 10/00 (2006.01); H03M 1/00 (2006.01); H03M 1/08 (2006.01); H03L 7/099 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04F 10/005 (2013.01); H03L 7/0991 (2013.01); H03M 1/002 (2013.01); H03M 1/0836 (2013.01);
Abstract
A delay line operates to propagate a plurality of delay stages comprising a first delay element and a second delay element. A generator coupled to the delay line is configured to provide the start edge to the plurality of delay stages of the delay line as a function of a digital control oscillator (DCO) counter value generated by a DCO counter. A DCO calculation component is configured to facilitate a determination of propagation counts of the delay line as a function of DCO periods of a DCO.