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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 10, 2016
Maxlinear, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Xuefeng Chen, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Kok Lim Chan, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Eric Fogleman, San Marcos, CA (US);
Sheng Ye, Carlsbad, CA (US);
MAXLINEAR, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for detecting meta-stability during processing of signals. A meta-stability detector may comprise a timing control circuit, a plurality of signal adjustment circuits, and a plurality of signal state circuits. The timing control circuit may measure comparison time for each conversion cycle during analog-to-digital conversions. Each signal adjustment circuit may apply a logical operation to one or more input signals to the signal adjustment circuit, and provide a corresponding output signal. Each signal state circuit may store state information relating to one or more input signals to the signal state circuit, for at least one processing cycle; and provide an output signal based on prior stored information. The plurality of signal state circuits, plurality of signal adjustment circuits, and the timing control circuit may be arranged to generate one or more control signals for controlling an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) during the analog-to-digital conversions.