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PURPOSE: A merged capacitor switching structure of a pipeline analog to digital converter is provided to reduce a load capacitance by merging two capacitors to reduce the number of the required capacitors, thereby increasing the speed of an amplifier by two times without increasing the power consumption. CONSTITUTION: The device is composed of a plurality of capacitors(C1-C16) for storing an analog input voltage, an amplifier for amplifying and outputting a residual voltage through the capacitors, a 4 bits of flash converter(50) connected to an input terminal and a decoding circuit(60) for controlling a switch depending on a digital code. The merged capacitor switching structure merges two capacitors(C1,C2) in which an identical voltage is applied and the stored charge amount is same among the plurality of capacitors, and forms one capacitor(C1'), wherein a capacitor(C2') is grounded.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an analog-to-digital converting system capable of accurate conversion even if the peak-to-peak voltage of an analog signal is low. The analog-to-digital converting system according of the present invention is configured to include an amplification part (210), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) (220), an integrator (230), an attenuator (240), and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) (250). The analog-to-digital converting system and converting method according to the present invention has the advantage of generating a digital signal with accuracy and a high resolution even when the peak-to-peak voltage of the analog signal is low.
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PURPOSE: A WCDAC(Weighted Capacitor Digital-To-Analog Converter) using a charge sharing technique is provided to ensure a reduced chip area by reducing the size of a capacitor at the time of design of the WCDAC. CONSTITUTION: A WCDAC comprises an electric charge-non sharing charge unit(110), an electric charge-sharing charge unit(120), and an output unit(130). The electric charge-non sharing charge unit converts upper bits of digital data into analogue data. The electric charge-sharing charge unit is charged with electric charges corresponding to the data amount of the upper bits for the digital-to-analogue conversion. The electric charge-non sharing charge unit outputs the charged electric charges to the output unit. The electric charge-sharing charge unit converts lower bits of the digital data into analogue data. The output unit outputs the analog signal corresponding to the digital data based on the electric charges outputted the electric charge-non sharing charge unit.
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본 발명의 디지털 아날로그 컨버터는, n비트 디지털 입력데이터를 아날로그 출력데이터로 변환하는 디지털 아날로그 컨버터에 있어서, 제1클럭에 의해 스위칭되어 제1전압 입력단자에 전기적으로 연결됨으로써 제1전압을 전달하는 제1 연결스위치; n/2개의 상위비트 디지털 입력데이터의 논리 레벨에 따라 각각 스위칭되어, 제1 연결스위치를 통하여 전달된 제1전압에 해당하는 전압을 전달하는 n/2개의 상위비트 데이터스위치부; n/2개의 하위비트 디지털 입력데이터의 논리 레벨에 따라 각각 스위칭되어, 제2전압 입력단자의 제2전압에 해당하는 전압을 전달하는 n/2개의 하위비트 데이터스위치부; 각각의 일측단자와 타측단자에 전달되는, n/2개의 상위비트 데이터스위치부로부터의 전압과, n/2개의 하위비트 데이터스위치부로부터의 전압을 인가받아 각각의 전하량을 충전하는 n/2개의 가중치 커패시터; 제2클럭에 의해 스위칭되어 n/2개의 상위비트 데이터스위치부에 전기적으로 연결됨으로써 n/2개의 가중치 커패시터의 합산된 전하량을 전달하는 제2 연결스위치; 및 제2 연결스위치를 통하여 전달되는, n/2개의 가중치 커패시터의 합산된 전하량에 해당하는 값을 입력하여 해당하는 아날로그 출력데이터를 출력하는 신호출력부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다.
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PURPOSE: A differential switch circuit using an NAND gate and a source amplifier is provided to reduce the over-drive voltage by reducing a swing width of a digital signal applied to a differential switch. CONSTITUTION: A current generating unit(100) is connected to a first common node(CN1) to receive uniform static current. A differential switch unit(300) is connected to the current generating unit through a first common node, and supplies uniform static current. A switch driving circuit unit(500) includes a first source amplifier(510) connected to a third NMOS transistor, a second source amplifier(530) connected to a fourth NMOS transistor, and a NAND gate connected to the first and second source amplifiers.
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PURPOSE: A digital to analog converter with high resolution is provided to reduce the area of a circuit by a layout and a manufacturing cost by simplifying a circuit configuration. CONSTITUTION: A first DAC(110) receives a first digital signal and outputs a first analog signal. A second DAC(120) receives a second digital signal and outputs a second digital signal. An attenuator(140) attenuates the second analog signal. A signal synthesizer(150) synthesizes the first analog signal and the attenuated second analog signal.
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A digital to analog converter having a pseudo segment resistor cell is provided to reduce the area of a layout and power consumption by employing the pseudo segment resistor cell. A digital to analog converter(300) includes a resistor array(310) and a switch block(320). The resistor array outputs a plurality of segment voltages(VR1~VR257) having the voltage level between a reference highest voltage(VR-MAX) and a reference lowest voltage(VR-MIN). The switch block divides digital data into front data and termination data, selects a segment reference highest voltage and a segment reference lowest voltage of the front data among the plurality of segment voltages, generates a segment highest voltage(VRH), a segment lowest voltage(VRL), and at least one pseudo segment voltage by using the segment reference highest voltage and the segment reference lowest voltage, and selects and outputs the voltage corresponding to the rear data among the segment highest voltage, the segment lowest voltage, and the at least one pseudo segment voltage.
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A digital to analog converter is provided to reduce a manufacturing cost and minimize an area by using both a decoder method and a binary method. A digital to analog converter includes a first control unit(101), and a second control unit(103). The first control unit(101) selects at least one analog level signal of a plurality of analog level signals which are modulated by a predetermined lower bit data signal of n-bit data signals and controlled by the modulated signal. The second control unit(103) is connected to the first control unit(101), and selects and outputs any one level of at least more one analog level which are controlled by a predetermined upper bit data signal of the n-bit data signals. The upper bit data signal has the uppermost one bit. The lower bit data signal has n-1 bits. A decoder(115) modulates the lower bit data signal by an exponent of two. A first transistor group has double times as many as the number of signals which are modulated by the exponent of two.
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본 발명은 오버슈트가 발생하지 않아 고속으로 동작할 수 있는 전류구동 디지털아날로그변환장치를 제공하기 위한 것으로, 이를 위한 본 발명으로 서로 다른 복수의 아날로그전류량을 공급하기 위한 전류공급부; 복수비트의 디지털신호를 입력받아 이에 대응하는 상기 아날로그전류량을 출력하기 위한 제1 디지털아날로그변환부; 반전된 상기 복수의 디지털아날로그신호를 입력받아 상기 제1 디지털아날로그변환부와 상보적으로 구동하여 대응하는 상기 아날로그전류량을 출력하기 위한 제2 디지털아날로그변환부; 상기 제1 디지털아날로그변환부에 접속되어, 상기 제1 디지털아날로그변환부의 출력전류를 미러링하여 아날로그신호를 출력하기 위한 제1 로딩부; 및 상기 제2 디지털아날로그변환부의 출력전류를 공급받아 상기 제1 로딩부에 의해 상기 제1 디지털아날로그변환부에 걸리는 바이어스전압과 실질적으로 동일한 전압이 상기 제2 디지털아날로그변환부에 공급되도록 하기 위한 제2 로딩부를 구비하는 디지털아날로그변환장치를 제공한다. 오버슈트(Over Shoot), 고속동작, 스위칭, 안정화시간(settling time), 로드
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PURPOSE: A track and hold circuit of an A/D converter mounted video output system is provided to reduce the leakage current under the low voltage by connecting a double dummy switch to a sampling switch. CONSTITUTION: A track and hold circuit mounted in an A/D converter for video output system includes a sampling switch(2), the first MOS dummy switch(3), the second MOS dummy switch(4), a PLL clock generator(5), a capacitor(6), and a source follower amplifier(7). The sampling switch(2) is used for switching to sample or hold an analog video output signal. The first MOS dummy switch(3) is used for holding the parasitic capacitance and minimizing the leakage current of the sampling switch. The second MOS dummy switch(4) is used for removing the parasitic capacitance and the leakage current by complement of the first MOS dummy switch(3). The PLL clock generator(5) is operated by the sampling switch, the first MOS dummy switch(3), and the second MOS dummy switch(4) and provides a system clock pulse signal. The capacitor(6) is charged or discharged according to the sampling switch. The source follower amplifier(7) is used for amplifying an output voltage of the sampling switch and a discharge voltage of the capacitor.