An 8-bit TDC implemented with two nested Johnson counters

 

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Autori: Santiago-Fernandez, Jonathan, Diaz-Sanchez, Alejandro, Zamora-Mejia, Gregorio, Rocha-Perez, Jose Miguel
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Datum izdanja:2023
Opis:This work presents a Time-to-Digital Converter implemented using two nested Johnson counters and suitable for time-lapse measurement applications. The proposed structure is composed of two 4-bit nested counters, two digital-logic control networks, two registers and a single decoder. Semi-dynamic logic was used for the decoder to reduce its power consumption. The system has a standard digital output and is powered by a 1.8 V supply with a total power consumption of 32.4 mW. A prototype was fabricated using a TSMC 180 nm CMOS technology. The proposed structure uses a 508 µm x 225 µm area. In addition, this TDC has a standard deviation of 0.78 LSB with a fixed input time interval operating at a frequency of 1 MHz.  The proposed structure shows good performance results and repeatability for continuous conversion conditions, these results are attributed to the simplicity of the system and the use of counters with minimum gate delay as the main elements for the TDC.
Zemlja:RepositorioTEC
Institucija:Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Repositorio:RepositorioTEC
Jezik:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositoriotec.tec.ac.cr:2238/14770
Online pristup:https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/tec_marcha/article/view/6769
https://hdl.handle.net/2238/14770
Access Level:acceso abierto
Ključna riječ:TDC
Jonhson counter
semi-dynamic logic
nested counters
time-lapse measurement
time-todigital converter
contador Johnson
lógica semi-dinámica
contadores anidados
mediciones de intervalo de tiempo
convertidor de tiempo a digital