Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flash analog-to-digital converter
- Patent Title (中): 闪存模数转换器
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Application No.: US12933410Application Date: 2009-03-17
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Publication No.: US08284091B2Publication Date: 2012-10-09
- Inventor: Hendrik Van Der Ploeg , Erwin Janssen , Konstantinos Doris
- Applicant: Hendrik Van Der Ploeg , Erwin Janssen , Konstantinos Doris
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Priority: EP08102781 20080319
- International Application: PCT/IB2009/051132 WO 20090317
- International Announcement: WO2009/115990 WO 20090924
- Main IPC: H03M1/36
- IPC: H03M1/36

Abstract:
An analog-to-digital converter comprises a signal input (6) for receiving an analog input signal and a set of comparators (4). Each comparator (4) has a first input (21) connected to the signal input (6) and a second input (22) connected to a reference voltage (16). Each comparator generates an output based on the comparison of the signals at the first input (21) and second input (22). The reference voltage is the same for all comparators. The set of comparators (4) has a non-identical response to the reference voltage (16) and the input signal and is due to an internally arising offset. An adder (25) determines a sum of the outputs of the set of comparators and conversion logic (27) generates an output digital signal dependent on the determined sum. Multiple sets of comparators can be provided, each set having a different respective reference voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110012771A1 FLASH ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER Public/Granted day:2011-01-20
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