Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Correction of non-linearities in ADCS
- Patent Title (中): 纠正ADCS中的非线性
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Application No.: US12874654Application Date: 2010-09-02
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Publication No.: US08427175B2Publication Date: 2013-04-23
- Inventor: Sunder S. Kidambi
- Applicant: Sunder S. Kidambi
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: Intersil Americas Inc.
- Current Assignee: Intersil Americas Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agency: Cesari and McKenna, LLP
- Main IPC: G01R35/00
- IPC: G01R35/00 ; G01R23/00

Abstract:
Techniques for calibrating non-linearities of ADCs are described, which can be applied whether or not the non-linearities change with frequency. When the non-linearities do not change (are static), the frequency of a calibrating signal is first estimated coarsely in a calibration mode, then a fine estimate is determined using the coarse estimate. These estimates are then used to predict the sinusoidal signal using a linear predictor. A Look Up Table (LUT) containing corrections to the ADC is derived from this result. The LUT is then used in a normal operating mode to correct the output of the ADC. In a case where the characteristics of the non-linearities of the input signal are dynamic and thus change with frequency, a frequency spectrum of interest is broken into several regions. In each of these regions, a frequency is identified and used as a calibrating signal to generate the corresponding LUT. During normal operation of the ADC, in a first method, the bin corresponding to dominant frequency of the signal is identified using a short-length FFT. This bin is used to select the appropriate LUT for operating on the output of the ADC to provide the calibrated output. In a second method used when dynamic input is expected, a single LUT is developed using the averages values from the LUTs determined from the various regions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110199096A1 CORRECTION OF NON-LINEARITIES IN ADCS Public/Granted day:2011-08-18
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