Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Asynchronous low-power analog-to-digital converter circuit with configurable thresholds
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Application No.: US15067058Application Date: 2016-03-10
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Publication No.: US09716512B2Publication Date: 2017-07-25
- Inventor: Ryan M. Field
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: H03M1/34
- IPC: H03M1/34 ; H03M1/46 ; H03M1/12 ; G06F13/24 ; H03M1/06 ; H03M1/42

Abstract:
An analog-to-digital converter circuit is described that includes register space to keep one or more values to establish upper and lower thresholds of the analog-to-digital converter. The analog-to-digital converter circuit also includes first and second comparators to compare an analog input signal against the upper and lower thresholds and to trigger an analog-to-digital conversion process in response to the analog input signal crossing one of the thresholds. The analog-to-digital converter circuit also includes first logic circuitry to discard a result of the analog-to-digital conversion process if the result is within a prior analog-to-digital conversion process's thresholds. The analog-to-digital converter circuit also includes second logic circuitry to provide the result as an output and generate an interrupt if the result is not within the prior analog-to-digital conversion process's thresholds.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160197618A1 Asynchronous Low-Power Analog-to-Digital Converter Circuit With Configurable Thresholds Public/Granted day:2016-07-07
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