TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER STOP TIME CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20250080120A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-06

    申请号:US18952296

    申请日:2024-11-19

    Abstract: In described examples, an electronic circuit for determining a phase difference between a first clock signal and a second clock signal includes a timer circuit, circuitry for generating a selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal, and phase determination circuitry. The timer circuit produces an elapsed time between a transition of the first clock signal and the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal. The circuitry for generating the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal generates the selectively delayed transition in response to a random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages. The phase determination circuitry provides the phase difference in response to the elapsed time and the random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages.

    Electronic device and method for low power RF ranging

    公开(公告)号:US10962632B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US15845290

    申请日:2017-12-18

    Abstract: Electronic devices and methods to provide wireless ranging are shown. A first electronic device includes a memory containing stored instructions that can perform a method for determining a distance between the first electronic device and a second electronic device. For each frequency in a selected set of frequencies, the method sets the transceiver to the respective frequency, sends a first tone having the frequency and a first phase to the second electronic device and receives a second tone having the first frequency and a second phase. For each selected frequency, the first electronic device determines the phase difference between the second tone and the controllable oscillator, receives a phase difference from the second electronic device, and calculates a phase delay for the frequency. The first electronic device calculates a phase delay difference for pairs of the frequencies; and determines the distance using these phase delay differences.

    Time-to-digital converter stop time control

    公开(公告)号:US12170522B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-17

    申请号:US18175683

    申请日:2023-02-28

    Abstract: In described examples, an electronic circuit for determining a phase difference between a first clock signal and a second clock signal includes a timer circuit, circuitry for generating a selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal, and phase determination circuitry. The timer circuit produces an elapsed time between a transition of the first clock signal and the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal. The circuitry for generating the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal generates the selectively delayed transition in response to a random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages. The phase determination circuitry provides the phase difference in response to the elapsed time and the random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages.

    Spur reduction in phase locked loops using reference clock dithering

    公开(公告)号:US09628262B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-18

    申请号:US15213574

    申请日:2016-07-19

    Inventor: Marius Moe

    CPC classification number: H04L7/0331 H03L7/183 H03L7/197 H04B15/02 H04L7/06

    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a phase locked loop. A controllable oscillator generates a radio frequency (RF) signal. A divider is configured to produce a divided RF signal by dividing the RF signal by a division factor. A phase detection circuit is configured to receive a dithered reference signal and the divided RF signal and to produce a phase error signal for controlling the oscillator. A dithering module is configured produce the dithered reference signal and the division factor, in which the dithered reference signal has a randomly changing frequency selected from a plurality of dither frequencies, and in which the division factor is synchronously selected to match a ratio between each selected dither frequency and a target frequency of the RF signal.

    Time-to-digital converter stop time control

    公开(公告)号:US11595046B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US17515598

    申请日:2021-11-01

    Abstract: In described examples, an electronic circuit for determining a phase difference between a first clock signal and a second clock signal includes a timer circuit, circuitry for generating a selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal, and phase determination circuitry. The timer circuit produces an elapsed time between a transition of the first clock signal and the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal. The circuitry for generating the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal generates the selectively delayed transition in response to a random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages. The phase determination circuitry provides the phase difference in response to the elapsed time and the random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages.

    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER STOP TIME CONTROL
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200212916A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-02

    申请号:US16232911

    申请日:2018-12-26

    Abstract: In described examples, an electronic circuit for determining a phase difference between a first clock signal and a second clock signal includes a timer circuit, circuitry for generating a selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal, and phase determination circuitry. The timer circuit produces an elapsed time between a transition of the first clock signal and the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal. The circuitry for generating the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal generates the selectively delayed transition in response to a random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages. The phase determination circuitry provides the phase difference in response to the elapsed time and the random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages.

    Super resolution radio frequency location determination

    公开(公告)号:US12273852B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-08

    申请号:US17537882

    申请日:2021-11-30

    Abstract: Using a phase interferometry method which utilizes both amplitude and phase allows the determination and estimation of multipath signals. To determine the location of an object, a signal that contains sufficient information to allow determination of both amplitude and phase, like a packet that includes a sinewave portion, is provided from a master device. A slave device measures the phase and amplitude of the received packet and returns this information to the master device. The slave device returns a packet to the master that contains a similar sinewave portion to allow the master device to determine the phase and amplitude of the received signals. Based on the two sets of amplitude and phase of the RF signals, the master device utilizes a fast Fourier transform or techniques like multiple signal classification to determine the indicated distance for each path and thus more accurately determines a location of the slave device.

    CIRCUIT WITH A PHASE LOCKED LOOP WITH DISTURBANCE RESPONSES

    公开(公告)号:US20250030427A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-23

    申请号:US18524711

    申请日:2023-11-30

    Abstract: A circuit for a phase-locked loop is described herein. The circuit includes a phase frequency detector configured to determine a phase error, a loop filter coupled to the phase frequency detector and configured to provide a clock control signal based on the phase error, and a controller coupled to the phase frequency detector and to the loop filter. The controller is configured to receive the phase error, detect a behavior of the phase error, and, responsive to the behavior of the phase error, perform a response that includes causing the phase frequency detector to adjust the phase error and causing the loop filter to adjust the clock control signal. Thus, the circuit may reduce settling time, overshoot, and/or undershoot in an output clock generated based on the clock control signal.

    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER STOP TIME CONTROL
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230208425A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18175683

    申请日:2023-02-28

    Abstract: In described examples, an electronic circuit for determining a phase difference between a first clock signal and a second clock signal includes a timer circuit, circuitry for generating a selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal, and phase determination circuitry. The timer circuit produces an elapsed time between a transition of the first clock signal and the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal. The circuitry for generating the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal generates the selectively delayed transition in response to a random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages. The phase determination circuitry provides the phase difference in response to the elapsed time and the random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages.

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