Apparatus for symmetric and linear time-to-digital converter (TDC)

N Familia, J Vovnoboy - US Patent 9,209,820, 2015 - Google Patents
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 …

All-digital-phase-locked-loop having a time-to-digital converter circuit with a dynamically adjustable offset delay

YH Liu - US Patent 9,774,336, 2017 - Google Patents
An all-digital-phase-locked-loop (ADPLL) includes a digi tally controlled oscillator (DCO)
arranged to generate a DCO output signal, and a feedback loop comprising a set of …

Automatic detection of change in PLL locking trend

TH Tsai, CH Chang - US Patent 9,853,807, 2017 - Google Patents
A phase lock loop (PLL), such as an all digital phase lock loop (ADPLL) to provide an
example, of the present disclosure operates in a frequency tracking mode to adjust a …

Hybrid phase lock loop

TH Tsai, RB Sheen, CH Chang, CH Hsieh - US Patent 10,164,649, 2018 - Google Patents
Hybrid phase lock loop (PLL) devices are provided that combine advantages of the digital
controlled loop and the analog controlled loop. For example, a hybrid PLL includes a digital …

PVT-free calibration function using a doubler circuit for TDC resolution in ADPLL applications

FW Kuo, CP Jou, LC Cho, C Huan-Neng… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
US10171089B2 - PVT-free calibration function using a doubler circuit for TDC resolution in
ADPLL applications - Google Patents US10171089B2 - PVT-free calibration function using …

Regulated voltage systems and methods using intrinsically varied process characteristics

CL Tai - US Patent 10,637,351, 2020 - Google Patents
A regulator system includes a multi-bit detector system and a multi-cell charge/discharge
circuit. The multi-bit detector system includes a plurality of detectors. Each of the plurality of …

Increasing resolution of on-chip timing uncertainty measurements

C Vezyrtzis, P Owczarczyk - US Patent 10,230,360, 2019 - Google Patents
US10230360B2 - Increasing resolution of on-chip timing uncertainty measurements -
Google Patents US10230360B2 - Increasing resolution of on-chip timing uncertainty …

Adjusting phase of a digital phase-locked loop

VK Chillara, DM Dalton - US Patent 9,893,734, 2018 - Google Patents
Aspects of this disclosure relate to a digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) arranged to adjust
output phase using a phase adjustment signal. In certain embodiments, the phase …

Digital synthesizer, radar device and method therefor

OV Doare, D Salle, B Goumballa… - US Patent 10,097,187, 2018 - Google Patents
A digital synthesizer is described that comprises: a ramp generator configured to generate a
signal of frequency control words (FCW), that describes a desired frequency modulated …

Automatic detection of change in PLL locking trend

TH Tsai, CH Chang - US Patent 10,644,869, 2020 - Google Patents
A phase lock loop (PLL), such as an all digital phase lock loop (ADPLL) to provide an
example, of the present disclosure operates in a frequency tracking mode to adjust a …