HIGH RESOLUTION SKEW DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

A high resolution skew detector including multi-phase input circuitry is disclosed. The input circuitry has a reference signal input and a skew signal input and is adapted for receiving in-phase and/or out of phase skew signals. In response to a control signal, the input circuitry is operative to pass or invert the skew signals. The detector also includes time-to-voltage conversion circuitry having respective first and second inputs for receiving the skewed and reference signals, and a differential amplifier for generating a relative skew signal. The relative skew signal represents the relative skew between the reference signal and the skew signal. Capture circuitry is coupled to the output of the time-to-voltage conversion circuitry for detecting the relative skew signal.