Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Analog to digital converter and a method for analog to digital conversion
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Application No.: US17872055Application Date: 2022-07-25
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Publication No.: US11588492B2Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Andrei Levi , Tiberiu Carol Galambos
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kligler & Associates Patent Attorneys Ltd
- Main IPC: H03M1/06
- IPC: H03M1/06 ; H03M1/10

Abstract:
An analog to digital converter (ADC) receives first and second analog input signals. A charge sampling demultiplexer includes multiple capacitors that sample the first and second analog input signals, and generates multiple input samples representative of charge stored on the capacitors. A plurality of sub-ADCs each include first and second charge-to-time converters, which receive from the charge sampling demultiplexer respective first and second input sample of the first and second analog input signals and output respective first and second pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signals responsively to the respective first and second input samples. Temporal processing circuitry processes the PWM signals to generate a digital value indicative of a temporal difference between the first and second PWM signals. Output reordering circuitry receives the digital value from each of the sub-ADCs and generates a digital output indicative of a difference between the first and second analog input signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220360273A1 Analog to digital converter and a method for analog to digital conversion Public/Granted day:2022-11-10
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