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- Patent Title: Analog-to-digital converter system using reference analog-to-digital converter with sampling point shifting and associated calibration method
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Application No.: US17381212Application Date: 2021-07-21
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Publication No.: US11621718B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Sheng-Jui Huang
- Applicant: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agent Winston Hsu
- Main IPC: H03M1/10
- IPC: H03M1/10 ; H03M1/12

Abstract:
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) system includes a main ADC, a reference ADC, a sampling control circuit, and a calibration circuit. The main ADC obtains a first sampled input voltage by sampling an analog input according to a first sampling clock, and performs analog-to-digital conversion upon the first sampled voltage to generate a first sample value. The reference ADC obtains a second sampled voltage by sampling the analog input according to a second sampling clock, and performs analog-to-digital conversion upon the second sampled voltage to generate a second sample value. The sampling control circuit controls the second sampling clock to ensure that the second sampling clock and the first sampling clock have a same frequency but different phases, and adjusts the second sample value to generate a reference sample value. The calibration circuit applies calibration to the main ADC according to the first sample value and the reference sample value.
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