A pulse generator comprising: an input for receiving a trigger; an output node for outputting a signal; a delay line comprising one or more delay units and a plurality of taps; one or more pull-up devices each connected to the output node for increasing the output voltage on the output node; and/or one or more pull-down devices each connected to the output node for decreasing the output voltage on the output node; wherein the taps of the delay line are operably connected to the pull- up and/or pull-down devices such that a trigger passing along the delay line activates one or more of the pull-up and/or one or more of the pull-down devices more than once. Re-use of the pull-up and/or pull-down devices enables longer and more complex pulse shapes, such as high-order Gaussian pulse shapes to be produced while keeping the number of components low, thus reducing chip area, power requirements and parasitic capacitance.
申请公布号
WO2012038732(A1)
申请公布日期
2012.03.29
申请号
WO2011GB51761
申请日期
2011.09.20
申请人
NOVELDA AS;GRANHAUG, KRISTIAN;HJORTLAND, HAAKON ANDRE;GARDINER, STEPHEN