发明名称 Method and apparatus for clockless conversion of time interval to digital word
摘要 <p>Method consists in a detection of the beginning and of the end of a time interval by means of the control module and in mapping this time interval to a portion of electric charge proportional to this time interval and accumulated in the sampling capacitor (C n ) and then consists in realization of the process of charge redistribution in the array of redistribution (A) by changing states of signals from relevant control outputs and in assignment of relevant values to bits in the digital word by means of the control module (CM). Method is characterized in that after detection of the beginning of the next time interval (T x+1 ), the charge is accumulated in the additional sampling capacitor (C nA ) and then the process of charge redistribution is realized and relevant values are assigned to bits of the digital word. When the beginning of the subsequent time interval (T x+2 ) is detected, the next cycle begins and electric charge is accumulated in the sampling capacitor (C n ) again. Apparatus comprises the array of redistribution (A), the section of the sampling capacitor (An), the control module (CM), two comparators (K1 and K2) and two current sources (I, J) connected in a known way. Apparatus is characterized in that the additional sampling capacitor (C nA ) and top plate change-over switches (S Tn , S TnA , S Bn , S BnA ) are connected in the section of the sampling capacitor (An). Furthermore, the additional capacitor (C n-1A ) having the highest capacitance value in the array of redistribution and the bottom plate change-over switches (S Tn-1 , S Tn-1A , S Bn-1 , S Bn-1A ) are connected to the capacitor (C n-1 ) having the highest capacitance value in the array of redistribution in a similar way as to the sampling capacitor (C n ).</p>
申请公布号 EP2624077(A2) 申请公布日期 2013.08.07
申请号 EP20130153484 申请日期 2013.01.31
申请人 AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA STASZICA 发明人 KOSCIELNIK, DARIUSZ;MISKOWICZ, MAREK
分类号 G04F10/00 主分类号 G04F10/00
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