TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION WITH DELAY CONTRIBUTION DETERMINATION OF DELAY ELEMENTS
    2.
    发明授权
    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION WITH DELAY CONTRIBUTION DETERMINATION OF DELAY ELEMENTS 有权
    时间在数字化实现方延迟元件时延的影响测定

    公开(公告)号:EP1985019B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-05

    申请号:EP06708729.6

    申请日:2006-03-10

    发明人: RIVOIR, Jochen

    CPC分类号: G04F10/005

    摘要: A time-to-digital converter (110) comprising at least one chain of delay elements (126.1,..., 126.N), wherein a status of said chain of delay elements (126.1,..., 126.N) represents a digital signal relating to a time interval to be converted, wherein said time- to-digital converter (110) comprises means (156) for providing trigger signals (154) having statistically equally distributed variable positions relative to a pulse forwarded in said chain of delay elements (126.1,..., 126.N), means (130) for capturing said status of said chain of delay elements (126.1,..., 126.N) in response to said calibration trigger signals (154), wherein said status depends on delay times of said delay elements (126.1,..., 126.N), means for determining an actual contribution of at least some of said delay elements (126.1,..., 126.N) to an overall delay of said chain of delay elements (126.1,..., 126.N) on the basis of occurrences of pulse positions in response to said calibration trigger signals (154), and means (164) for taking into account said actual contribution of at least some of said delay elements (126.1,..., 126.N) when converting said time interval into said digital signal (168).

    FORMAT TRANSFORMATION OF TEST DATA
    3.
    发明授权
    FORMAT TRANSFORMATION OF TEST DATA 有权
    试验数据的格式转换

    公开(公告)号:EP1994535B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-01

    申请号:EP06708737.9

    申请日:2006-03-13

    发明人: RIVOIR, Jochen

    IPC分类号: G11C29/44

    摘要: A device (203) for processing test data, the device (203) comprising a data input interface (204) adapted for receiving primary test data indicative of a test carried out for testing a device under test (202), the primary test data being provided in a primary format, a processing unit (205) adapted for generating secondary test data in a secondary format by transforming, by carrying out a coordinate transformation, the primary test data from the primary format into the secondary format, and a data output interface (206) adapted for providing the secondary test data in the secondary format for storing the secondary test data in a plurality of storage units (207a to 207c).

    Communication circuit for a bi-directional data transmission
    9.
    发明公开
    Communication circuit for a bi-directional data transmission 审中-公开
    Kommunikationskreisfüreine bidirektionaleDatenübertragung

    公开(公告)号:EP1901472A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-19

    申请号:EP07023600.5

    申请日:2006-03-02

    发明人: Roth, Bernhard

    IPC分类号: H04L5/14

    CPC分类号: H04L5/1423

    摘要: The invention relates to a communication circuit (M11) for providing a bi-directional data transmission over a signal line, thereby receiving a first digital data stream (DD1) and transmitting a corresponding first signal (S1) into a near end of a signal line (TL) to be transmitted to a remote device, the remote device being connected to a far end of the signal line (TL), receiving a second signal (S2) at the near end of the signal line (TL) from the remote device and deriving a second digital data stream (RC1) from this signal, comprising a replica generator (RG) for providing, in response to the first digital data stream (DD1) or a signal derived therefrom, a replica signal (S1b), and an extraction circuit (EC) for extracting the second digital data stream (RC1) from the second signal (S2) in response to the replica signal (S1b) and a comparator signal (S2b) deduced from the near end of the signal line (TL). The invention further relates to an automatic test equipment comprising a plurality of communication circuits each providing a bi-directional data transmission.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于通过信号线提供双向数据传输的通信电路(M11),从而接收第一数字数据流(DD1)并将相应的第一信号(S1)发送到信号线的近端 (TL)被发送到远程设备,远程设备连接到信号线(TL)的远端,从远程设备接收信号线(TL)的近端处的第二信号(S2) 以及从该信号导出第二数字数据流(RC1),包括用于响应于第一数字数据流(DD1)或从其导出的信号提供复制信号(S1b)的副本生成器(RG),以及 提取电路(EC),用于响应于复制信号(S1b)从第二信号(S2)提取第二数字数据流(RC1)和从信号线(TL)的近端推断的比较器信号(S2b) 。 本发明还涉及包括多个通信电路的自动测试设备,每个通信电路提供双向数据传输。

    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION WITH CALIBRATION PULSE INJECTION
    10.
    发明授权
    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION WITH CALIBRATION PULSE INJECTION 有权
    与校准脉冲时间 - 数字转换器

    公开(公告)号:EP1961122B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-05

    申请号:EP06708728.8

    申请日:2006-03-10

    发明人: RIVIOR, Jochen

    CPC分类号: G04F10/005

    摘要: A time-to-digital converter (210) comprising at least one chain of delay elements (226.1, 226.2,...), wherein a status of said chain of delay elements (226.1, 226.2,...) represents a digital signal relating to a time interval (t1) to be converted, wherein said time-to-digital converter (210) comprising means (270) for injecting a calibration pulse (t3-t2) of known position and/or known duration in time into said chain of delay elements (226.1, 226.2,...), wherein a first status of said chain of delay elements (226.1, 226.2,...) being expected in response to said calibration pulse (t3-t2), said time-to-digital converter (210) further comprising means for capturing (288, 290) said actual status of said chain of delay elements (226.1, 226.2,...) in response to said calibration pulse (t3-t2), means (281) for calculating a deviation between said expected first status and said actual status, and means (266) for taking into account said deviation when converting said time (t1) interval to said digital signal.