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A 2-D GRO Vernier Time-to-Digital Converter with Large Input Range and Small Latency

Lu, Ping LU ; Andreani, Pietro LU and Liscidini, Antonio (2013) In Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing 76(2). p.195-206
Abstract
Abstract — The proposed time-to-digital converter (TDC) arranges two Vernier gated-ring-oscillator (GRO) branches in a 2-dimension (2-D) fashion. All delay differences between X-axis phases and Y-axis phases (based on 2-D definition) can be used, rather than only the diagonal line. The large latency time inherited from Vernier structure is therefore dramatically reduced. The TDC is implemented in a 90nm CMOS process and consumes 1.8mA from 1.2V. The measured input range can safely cover a full period of a 50MHz sampling signal. With the same delay elements, the latency time is less than 1/6 of that needed in a standard Vernier TDC.
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GRO, Vernier, Time to digital converter, 2-D
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Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing
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195 - 206
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Springer
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10.1007/s10470-013-0084-0
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  author       = {{Lu, Ping and Andreani, Pietro and Liscidini, Antonio}},
  issn         = {{0925-1030}},
  keywords     = {{GRO; Vernier; Time to digital converter; 2-D}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{195--206}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing}},
  title        = {{A 2-D GRO Vernier Time-to-Digital Converter with Large Input Range and Small Latency}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10470-013-0084-0}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s10470-013-0084-0}},
  volume       = {{76}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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