Invention Grant
US08106809B2 Sigma-delta converters and methods for analog-to-digital conversion 有权
Sigma-delta转换器和模数转换方法

  • Patent Title: Sigma-delta converters and methods for analog-to-digital conversion
  • Patent Title (中): Sigma-delta转换器和模数转换方法
  • Application No.: US12464491
    Application Date: 2009-05-12
  • Publication No.: US08106809B2
    Publication Date: 2012-01-31
  • Inventor: Gerrit Groenewold
  • Applicant: Gerrit Groenewold
  • Applicant Address: US CA San Dieg
  • Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
  • Current Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
  • Current Assignee Address: US CA San Dieg
  • Agent Eric Ho
  • Main IPC: H03M1/12
  • IPC: H03M1/12
Sigma-delta converters and methods for analog-to-digital conversion
Abstract:
A switched capacitor sigma-delta modulator or another analog-to-digital converter (ADC) uses chopper stabilization. Chopping clock transitions are performed during non-active periods of the sampling clock phases, reducing disturbance of the circuit caused by chopping and increasing the time available for settling of the circuit given a particular sampling frequency. An asynchronous state machine may govern sampling and chopping clock transitions. In embodiments, inactive transition of a first sampling clock causes inactive transition of a second chopping clock, which in turn causes active transition of a first chopping clock. The next inactive transition of the first sampling clock causes inactive transition of the first chopping clock, which causes an active transition of the second chopping clock.
Information query
Patent Agency Ranking
0/0