Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Uniform distribution dithering in sigma-delta A/D converters
- Patent Title (中): 在Σ-ΔA / D转换器中均匀分布抖动
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Application No.: US14661388Application Date: 2015-03-18
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Publication No.: US09356617B2Publication Date: 2016-05-31
- Inventor: Ion Opris , Justin Seng
- Applicant: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: H03M3/00
- IPC: H03M3/00

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for analog-to-digital converters are provided. In an example, a sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter (ADC) can include a modulator configured to receive an analog signal and a decimation filter configured to provide a digital representation of the analog signal using an output of the modulator. In certain examples, the modulator can includes an integrator and a comparator od quantizer coupled to an output of the integrator. The comparator, in certain examples, can be configured to receive a second signal from the output of the integrator and to receive a plurality of dither signals, the dither signals can be configured to prevent limit cycles of the sigma-delta ADC.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150270847A1 UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION DITHERING IN SIGMA-DELTA A/D CONVERTERS Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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