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US07656336B2 High-speed, single-slope analog-to-digital converter 有权
高速,单斜率模数转换器

  • Patent Title: High-speed, single-slope analog-to-digital converter
  • Patent Title (中): 高速,单斜率模数转换器
  • Application No.: US11696184
    Application Date: 2007-04-03
  • Publication No.: US07656336B2
    Publication Date: 2010-02-02
  • Inventor: John Wood
  • Applicant: John Wood
  • Applicant Address: US CA Scotts Valley
  • Assignee: Multigig Inc.
  • Current Assignee: Multigig Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: US CA Scotts Valley
  • Agency: IPxLaw Group LLP
  • Priority: GB0416803 20040727
  • Main IPC: H03M1/12
  • IPC: H03M1/12
High-speed, single-slope analog-to-digital converter
Abstract:
A system and method for converting an analog signal to a digital signal is disclosed. The system includes a multiphase oscillator preferable a rotary oscillator, a sample and hold circuit, an integrator and a time-to-digital converter. The multiphase oscillator has a plurality of phases that are used in the time-to-digital converter to measure the time of a pulse created by the integrator. The edges of the pulse may optionally be sharpened by passing the pulse through a non-linear transmission line to improve the accuracy of the measurement process. To cut down on noise a tuned power network provides power to the switching devices of the rotary oscillator. Calibration is performed by fragmenting the sample and hold circuit and integrator and performing a closed loop calibration cycle on one of the fragments while the other fragments are joined together for the normal operation of the sample and hold and integrator circuits.
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