Electronic circuit, distance measurement device, and equipment
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSATORU MIKAJIRI, YUJI NAKAJIMA
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Abstract
An electronic circuit is provided. The electronic circuit includes a plurality of time-to-digital converters. Each of the plurality of time-to-digital converters includes a voltage-controlled oscillator configured to generate a multiphase clock. Each voltage-controlled oscillator includes a control transistor which is arranged between a first power supply line and a second power supply line and includes a gate to which a control voltage is input, and each voltage-controlled oscillator further includes a supply circuit configured to supply a current to the gate.
Claims17
An electronic circuit comprising a plurality of time-to-digital converters,
- wherein each of the plurality of time-to-digital converters comprises a voltage-controlled oscillator configured to generate a multiphase clock,
- each voltage-controlled oscillator comprises a control transistor which is arranged between a first power supply line and a second power supply line and includes a gate to which a control voltage is input, and
- each voltage-controlled oscillator further comprises a supply circuit configured to supply a current to the gate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.