Apparatus and method for digital-to-time converter spur dithering

• Main Authors: Leistner Andreas Jörn, Palaskas Georgios
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.10.2017
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION; PHYSICS; TRANSMISSION; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Apparatus and methods for disrupting or preventing periodicity in DTC circuits are provided. In an example, a communication circuit can include a digital-to-time converter (DTC) and a processing path coupled to the DTC. The DTC can be configured to receive reference information, modulation informati...