TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND METHOD THEREFOR
    1.
    发明申请
    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND METHOD THEREFOR 有权
    时间到数字转换器及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140226166A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-14

    申请号:US14343932

    申请日:2012-09-10

    IPC分类号: G01B11/24

    摘要: 3D imager including at least one pixel, each pixel including a photodetector for detecting photon incidence and a time-to-digital converter system configured for referencing the photon incidence to a reference clock, and further including a reference clock generator provided for generating the reference clock, wherein the reference clock generator is configured for adjusting the frequency of the reference clock on the basis of an estimated time up to a subsequent photon incidence.

    摘要翻译: 3D成像器包括至少一个像素,每个像素包括用于检测光子入射的光电检测器和配置用于参考光子入射到参考时钟的时间数字转换器系统,并且还包括参考时钟发生器,用于产生参考时钟 ,其中所述参考时钟发生器被配置为基于直到随后的光子入射的估计时间来调整所述参考时钟的频率。

    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND METHOD THEREFOR
    4.
    发明申请
    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND METHOD THEREFOR 审中-公开
    时间到数字转换器及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140232827A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-21

    申请号:US14343941

    申请日:2012-09-10

    摘要: Time-to-digital converter system including: an event detector configured for detecting an event and generating an event detection signal upon detection of the event; and a time-to-digital converter coupled or connectable to the event detector and including a fine resolution part configured for counting fine time intervals, organized such that the fine resolution part is activated in response to the event detection signal and deactivated in response to a reference clock. 3D imager including an array of pixels, with in each pixel such a time-to-digital converter system, and further including a reference clock generator.

    摘要翻译: 时间到数字转换器系统,包括:事件检测器,被配置为在检测到事件时检测事件并产生事件检测信号; 以及时间数字转换器,其耦合或连接到所述事件检测器,并且包括配置用于对精细时间间隔进行计数的精细分辨率部分,被组织成使得精细分辨率部分响应于事件检测信号被激活并且响应于 参考时钟。 3D成像器包括像素阵列,每个像素如时间 - 数字转换器系统,并且还包括参考时钟发生器。