EP1971032B1 - Circuit structure of high performance time-to-digital converter - Google Patents

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EP1971032B1
EP1971032B1 EP08102491.1A EP08102491A EP1971032B1 EP 1971032 B1 EP1971032 B1 EP 1971032B1 EP 08102491 A EP08102491 A EP 08102491A EP 1971032 B1 EP1971032 B1 EP 1971032B1
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