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PURPOSE: An analog-digital converter having an offset voltage correction function is provided to reduce load of a D/A conversion part, by separating an offset voltage correction part from the D/A conversion part. CONSTITUTION: A D/A conversion part(310) converts a digital signal of N bits into an analog voltage. An offset voltage correction part(360) corrects an offset voltage in the analog-digital converter. A comparator(350) compares an output voltage of the D/A conversion part with an output voltage of the offset voltage correction part. The comparator generates a comparison output voltage. A successive approximation register(370) decides the level of the output voltage of the D/A conversion part, by receiving the comparison output voltage.
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PURPOSE: A folding-interpolating analog to a digital converter using a less track-and-hold circuit is provided to reduce a circuit area and power consumption by connecting a track-and-hold circuit at the end of a folding block stage. CONSTITUTION: In a folding-interpolating analog to a digital converter using a less track-and-hold circuit, a preamplifier stage(210) amplifies an analog signal by using a plurality of reference voltages and produces a plurality of input signals. A folding block stage(230) folds the input signals according to a predetermined folding rate. The folding block stage produces a plurality of folding signals. The track-and-hold stage(250) is arranged at the backend of the folding block stage by receiving the outputs of the folding block stage. The track-and-hold stage track and holds the folding signals.
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A signal converter and a method for converting a signal reduce power consumption and a layout area by applying a sharing technique and a switching technique together. A signal converter(100) includes a first amplifier always maintaining the active state, and a third amplifier maintaining the active state in a first phase and a second amplifier maintaining the active state in a second phase. While a plurality of first capacitors(C1) sample the input signal in the first phase, the serially connected first amplifier and the third amplifier amplify the voltage generated by the first voltage set. While a plurality of second capacitors(C2) sample the output voltage of the second amplifier in the second phase, the serially connected first amplifier and the second amplifier amplify the voltage generated by the second voltage set.
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본 발명은 N 비트 축차근사형 아날로그-디지털 변환 장치(SAR ADC)에 관한 것으로서, 상기 아날로그 신호를 입력받고 N 비트의 디지털 코드에 따라 기준 전압을 분배하여 입력 신호와 비교하며, 상기 비교 결과에 따라 입력 신호에 대응하는 N 비트의 디지털 코드를 비트별로 순차적으로 판정하는 N 비트 축차근사형 아날로그-디지털 변환기와, 상기 N 비트 축차근사형 아날로그-디지털 변환기에 의해 N 비트의 디지털 코드 판정이 완료되면, 판정 오차를 N 비트 축차근사형 아날로그-디지털 변환기에 입력하고 상기 기준 전압을 2 N 배로 분주하며 디지털 코드의 판정이 완료될 때까지 후속 비트를 순차적으로 판정하도록 상기 N 비트 축차근사형 아날로그-디지털 변환기를 제어하는 제어 수단을 포함한다. 본 발명에 따르면, SAR ADC를 단위 블록으로 사용하여 보다 큰 해상도의 SAR ADC를 용이하게 구현할 수 있으며, SAR ADC에서 사용되는 캐패시터의 수와 면적을 감소시켜서 높은 해상도의 SAR ADC를 적은 면적으로 구현할 수 있다.
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PURPOSE: A digital/analog converter is provided to obtain 12 bits, high resolution by using the lowest 2-bits as an extension resist-array to output the lower voltage and using the upper 10 bits as the conventional resist-array to output the upper voltage. CONSTITUTION: In a digital/analog converter including a series of resistors(20) which allow a voltage corresponding to a decoded value to be output, an analog voltage correcting unit divides the resistors constructing the resistor series into a plurality of resistor groups for stabilization of output characteristic. The analog voltage correcting unit corrects the voltage of each resistor group to have a uniform voltage variation. The lowest resistor of the resistor series is constructed of an extension resistor series(40) selected by an extension bit.
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An analog-digital converter capable of improving accuracy of conversion operation, on die thermal sensor including the same, and implementing method thereof are provided to facilitate application in a DRAM(Dynamic Random Access Memory) etc by not requiring a charge pump. An analog-digital converter capable of improving accuracy of conversion operation comprises an integrating part(420) and a counting part(430). The integrating part integrates a conversion object voltage having a positive value in a reverse terminal and a first voltage higher than the conversion object voltage in a non-reverse terminal with a positive slope during a predetermined time. The integrating part outputs and integrates a second voltage higher than the first voltage instead of the conversion object voltage in the reverse terminal with a negative slope after the predetermined time. The counting part outputs a digital code by counting a time that an output voltage of the integrating part falls down to a specified level.
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A pipeline type analog-to-digital converter is provided to prevent a linearity problem according to a reduction of resolution. In a pipeline type analog-to-digital converter, a sample and hold amplifier receives an analog input signal and holds a voltage corresponding to a voltage level of the analogue input signal in a sample cycle during a determined time cycle. An analog to digital converter converts the analog input signal held in the sample and hold amplifier to a digital signal. A multiplying digital to analog converter comprises a digital to analog converter to convert the generated digital signal of the analog to digital converter into a middle analog signal, a sigma synthesizer to deduct the middle analog signal value from the analog input signal held in the sample and hold amplifier, and a mixer to mix the signal deducted by the sigma synthesizer with a clock. A sampling cycle and an amplification cycle of the clock applied to the multiplying digital to analog converter are 25% and 75% respectively. Each cycle is converted by an internal clock conversion unit including a clock oscillator(410), a first buffer(420), a frequency delayer(430), and a second buffer(440).
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재생 가능한 디지털 아날로그 변환기가 개시된다. 본 발명에 따른 디지털 아날로그 변환기는 디지털 아날로그 변환기 출력의 정밀 제어를 위하여 비교 증폭기를 구비한 기준 셀(reference cell), 기준 셀에서 출력되는 연산값과 대비하여 신호변환을 수행하는 디지털 아날로그 변환기 서브 셀(sub cell), 및 디지털 아날로그 변환기 서브 셀의 전원라인(power line) 사이에 삽입되어 저항값을 보정할 수 있는 저항 보정 회로로 구성된다. 전원라인 사이에 삽입되는 저항 보정 회로는, 하층에 다수인 N개의 배선이 병렬로 형성되어 있는 금속배선들, 및 하층의 금속배선들과 상층의 전원라인을 전기적으로 연결하는 콘택플러그들을 포함하여 최대값 밸런스 불량(full scale balance fail)이 발생한 경우에 n개의 금속배선을 잘라서 n/N(Nn)의 비율로 저항을 상승시켜 칩을 재생시킬 수 있다. 디지털 아날로그 변환기, 최대값 밸런스, 기준 셀, 저항 보정 회로
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PURPOSE: An analog/digital converter of successive approximation type is provided to carry out the same function as an existing analog/digital converter of successive approximation type with using half of a device composing a ladder portion and a decoder. CONSTITUTION: An analog/digital converter of successive approximation type includes a holding register(20b), a shift register(20a), a decoding register(20c), a ladder portion(30c), a power control portion(40), a decoder(30a) and a voltage comparator(10). The holding register(20b) stores the data of n bit. The shift register(20a) controls the holding register(20b) in order. The decoding register(20c) outputs each bit except for the highest rank bit and the lowest rank bit of the holding register(20b) with using an inverting or non-inverting method. The ladder portion(30c) forms the output step outputting voltage of each node. The power control portion(40) changes the route of the supplying voltage and the reference voltage selectively and supplies it with the forward voltage or the inverse voltage. The decoder(30a) inputs the output of the decoding register(20c) and the lowest rank bit of the holding register(20b) and turns on a switching device of the ladder portion(30c) selectively. The voltage comparator(10) compares the voltage output from the ladder portion(30c) with the sampled voltage of the analog signal and outputs the result with the logic value of the binary scale.
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PURPOSE: An analog-to-digital converting circuit is provided to optimize an analog-to-digital conversion time. CONSTITUTION: An analog-to-digital converting circuit comprises a plurality of analog switches, which selects and outputs one of voltages(V0.8,V1.4,V2.2,V3.1) in response to a 3-bit SAR input signal(SAR£1:3|) of a 4-bit SAR input signal(SAR£1:4|) from an SAR register and a signal(ST£1:4|) indicating a conversion cycle from a digital-to-analog conversion to an analog-to-digital conversion. In an analog-to-digital converting circuit, a final path is previously determined by use of a value of a previously determined SAR register.