Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Efficient voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
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Application No.: US16379874Application Date: 2019-04-10
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Publication No.: US10734977B1Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Wenhuan Yu , Abdulkerim L. Coban
- Applicant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: SILICON LABORATORIES INC.
- Current Assignee: SILICON LABORATORIES INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Polansky & Associates, P.L.L.C.
- Agent Paul J. Polansky
- Main IPC: H03K3/03
- IPC: H03K3/03 ; H03M3/00 ; H03M1/60 ; H03M1/12

Abstract:
In one form, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes first and second ring-oscillator ADCs, a modulus subtractor, and a decimation filter. The first and second ring-oscillator ADCs are responsive to true and complement input voltages, respectively, have outputs for providing first and second digital phase signals, respectively, each having a first predetermined number of bits sampled at a first frequency. The modulus subtractor subtracts the second digital phase signal from the first digital phase signal to provide a phase difference signal. The decimation filter differentiates the phase difference signal at a second frequency lower than said the frequency to provide a frequency signal proportional to a differential voltage between the true input voltage and the complementary input voltage, and decimates the frequency signal to provide a digital code having a second predetermined number of bits greater than the first predetermined number of bits.
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