A precise cyclic CMOS time-to-digital converter with low thermal sensitivity

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 834-838

  Chen, Chun Chi ^a,b   Chen, Poki ^a,b   Hwang, Chorng Sii ^c   Chang, Wei ^b,d  

^a IEEE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c HWA HSIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d Taipei Jingwen High School   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Thermal compensation; Thermal sensitivity; Time to digital converter (TDC)

Indexed keywords

POWER CONSUMPTION; THERMAL COMPENSATION; THERMAL SENSITIVITY; TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER (TDC);

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION;

EID: 27644510570     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.852708     Document Type: Article

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