Signal generation circuit and method, and digit-to-time conversion circuit and method

    公开(公告)号:US11588491B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17296305

    申请日:2020-08-10

    IPC分类号: H03L7/197 H03L7/087 H03L7/099

    摘要: A signal generating electric circuit, a signal generating method, a digit-to-time converting electric circuit and a digit-to-time converting method. The signal generating electric circuit includes: a first generating electric circuit configured for, based on a first frequency control word and a reference time unit, generating a periodic first output signal; and a second generating electric circuit configured for, based on a second frequency control word and the reference time unit, generating a periodic second output signal. The first frequency control word includes a first integer part and a first fractional part, the second frequency control word includes a second integer part and a second fractional part, the first integer part is equal to the second integer part, the first fractional part is not zero, the second fractional part is zero, and a period of the first output signal and a period of the second output signal are not equal.

    Measuring device and measuring method

    公开(公告)号:US11177797B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US16633298

    申请日:2019-01-02

    摘要: A measuring device and a measuring method are provided. The measuring device includes an oscillating circuit, a time average frequency-frequency lock loop, and a digital signal processing circuit. The oscillation circuit includes an element to be measured and is configured to output a signal having an oscillation frequency correlated with an element value of the element to be measured. The time average frequency-frequency lock loop is configured to receive the signal output by the oscillation circuit and output a frequency control word correlated with the oscillation frequency. The digital signal processing circuit is configured to read the frequency control word output by the time average frequency-frequency lock loop and obtain the element value of the element to be measured according to the read frequency control word. The measuring device is easy to integrate, has small volume, low power consumption, and high reliability, and can achieve high-precision measurement.

    Parameter determination method and device for spread spectrum circuit, and clock spread spectrum method and device

    公开(公告)号:US11139819B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US16651511

    申请日:2019-04-23

    IPC分类号: H03L7/18 H03L7/085

    摘要: A parameter determination method for a spread spectrum circuit, a clock spread spectrum method, a parameter determination device for a spread spectrum circuit, and a clock spread spectrum device are disclosed. The parameter determination method for the spread spectrum circuit includes: obtaining a base time unit and a target frequency; determining a spread spectrum depth coefficient according to the base time unit and the target frequency; determining whether the spread spectrum depth coefficient is greater than or equal to a base spread spectrum depth coefficient; if yes, determining the spread spectrum depth coefficient as a standard spread spectrum depth coefficient and determining a standard frequency control word according to the standard spread spectrum depth coefficient; and if no, adjusting the base time unit until a corresponding spread spectrum depth coefficient corresponding to the base time unit is greater than or equal to the base spread spectrum depth coefficient.

    Frequency regulator and frequency regulating method thereof, and electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US11101806B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-24

    申请号:US16633638

    申请日:2019-01-02

    IPC分类号: H03K7/06 H03L7/085 H03L7/099

    摘要: A frequency regulator and a frequency regulating method thereof, and an electronic device are disclosed. The frequency regulator includes: a signal processing circuit configured to generate a frequency control word according to a frequency regulating coefficient and an input frequency; and a frequency regulating circuit configured to receive the frequency control word and to generate and output an output signal having a target frequency according to the frequency control word. The frequency regulating coefficient is an arbitrary positive real number and is expressed as M.m, M is an integer portion of the frequency regulating coefficient and is a natural number, and m is a decimal portion of the frequency regulating coefficient.

    A DIGITAL CLOCK CIRCUIT FOR GENERATING HIGH-RATIO FREQUENCY MULTIPLICATION CLOCK SIGNAL

    公开(公告)号:US20210119618A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US16975267

    申请日:2019-10-21

    摘要: A digital clock circuit is provided. The digital clock circuit includes a first sub-circuit comprising a first digitally-controlled oscillator driven by a frequency control word to control a first output frequency synthesized from multiple first pulses, and a first frequency divider to generate a trigger signal having a frequency equal to 1/M of the first output frequency. The digital clock circuit also includes a second sub-circuit comprising a loop of feedback including a frequency detector to compare an input frequency with a feedback frequency, a controller to adjust the frequency control word, a second digitally-controlled oscillator driven by the frequency control word plus a constant to control a second output frequency synthesized from multiple second pulses induced by the trigger signal, and a second frequency divider to set the feedback frequency equal to 1/N of the second output frequency in the loop of feedback.

    Digital fingerprint generator and method for generating digital fingerprint

    公开(公告)号:US11868511B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US17794142

    申请日:2021-08-05

    IPC分类号: G06F21/73 H04L9/06

    CPC分类号: G06F21/73 H04L9/06

    摘要: Provided is a digital fingerprint generator. The digital fingerprint generator includes: a control circuit, configured to generate a control word; a first pulse generation circuit, connected to the control circuit, and configured to output a first pulse signal in response to the control word; a second pulse generation circuit, connected to the control circuit, having a same structure as the first pulse generation circuit, and configured to output a second pulse signal in response to the control word; and an output circuit, connected to the first pulse generation circuit and the second pulse generation circuit, and configured to output a digital fingerprint based on the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal according to a predetermined first rule.