Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter and operation method thereof
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Application No.: US16529765Application Date: 2019-08-01
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Publication No.: US10693490B1Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: Chiao-Min Chen , Min-Yuan Wu , Shih-Yi Shih , Po-Liang Chen
- Applicant: Faraday Technology Corp.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Faraday Technology Corp.
- Current Assignee: Faraday Technology Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agent Winston Hsu
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@4f30278
- Main IPC: H03M3/00
- IPC: H03M3/00

Abstract:
A Sigma-Delta (Σ-Δ) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and operation method thereof are provided. The Σ-Δ ADC includes a Σ-Δ modulator, a dynamic element matching (DEM) circuit and a control circuit. An input terminal of the Σ-Δ modulator is configured to receive an analog signal. The Σ-Δ modulator is configured to convert the analog signal into a digital signal based on a feedback signal. The DEM circuit is coupled to the Σ-Δ modulator to receive the digital signal. The DEM circuit is configured to perform a DEM algorithm on the digital signal to generate a feedback signal, and provide the feedback signal to the Σ-Δ modulator. The control circuit listens to the digital signal to detect a mute period. The control circuit disables the DEM circuit during the mute period to suspend a progress of the DEM algorithm.
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