Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Analog-digital converter
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Application No.: US14749352Application Date: 2015-06-24
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Publication No.: US09300312B2Publication Date: 2016-03-29
- Inventor: Lukas Kull , Thomas H. Toifl
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.
- Agent Keivan Razavi
- Priority: GB1403082.9 20140221
- Main IPC: H03M1/10
- IPC: H03M1/10 ; H03M1/00 ; H03M1/12 ; H03M1/44

Abstract:
An analog-digital converter with successive approximation includes a capacitor array for being loaded by applying a given input signal potential and for providing a sampling potential, wherein capacitors of the capacitor array are serially coupled with switches. A decision latch is included for evaluating the sampling potential in a number of consecutive decision steps. The analog-digital converter also includes a logic unit for selectively changing the sampling potential by selectively switching switches associated to the capacitors of the capacitor array for each decision step based on an evaluation result of a previous decision step, wherein the switches are respectively coupled with a calibration switch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150295586A1 ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER Public/Granted day:2015-10-15
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