Title :
High resolution flash time-to-digital converter with sub-picosecond measurement capabilities
Author :
Minas, Nikolaos ; Kinniment, David ; Russell, Gordon ; Yakovlev, Alex
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Electron. & Comput. Eng., Newcastle Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne
Abstract :
The paper presents a flash TDC implemented in a UMC 0.13 um technology node. The maximum resolution of 0.6 ps and a dynamic range of plusmn17 ps makes it ideal for measuring set-up and hold time violations and quantifying clock jitter. The method proposed has the effect of reducing the errors introduced by noise and process variations by a factor of two over present techniques. A novel method for overcoming the effects of process variability by counting the number of high outputs is also presented.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; time measurement; timing jitter; UMC technology; clock jitter; flash time to digital converter; hold time violations; process variability; set-up violations; size 0.13 mum; sub picosecond measurement; time 0.6 ps; Circuit noise; Delay lines; Dynamic range; Extraterrestrial measurements; Flip-flops; Integrated circuit measurements; Probability; Signal resolution; Time measurement; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
System-on-Chip, 2008. SOC 2008. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tampere
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2541-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2542-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISSOC.2008.4694882
