A method of providing an on-chip high-speed time domain digital analyzer
for the characterization and analysis of signals within an integrated
circuit is provided. The method involves processing the signal being
characterized/analyzed in the digital domain irrespective of it's
starting format. The approach performs a voltage-to-time conversion using
predetermined voltage thresholds, applying a time amplification to the
digital time information, measuring the amplified time difference between
events and converting the amplified time difference as required by the
characterization/analysis. The method allows the capture of very
high-speed signals with high resolution without the requirements of
complex and high-speed electronics. As such the on-chip high-speed time
domain digital analyzer can function as an oscilloscope, pulse width
analyzer, rise time analyzer and even logic analyzer. Further the method
allows the capture and analysis of single and non-repetitive signal
events unlike prior art approaches to time domain oscilloscopes.