Abstract:
Successive two-trip traversals of charges between gates G.sub.0 and G.sub.2 make it possible to obtain beneath gates G.sub.1 and G.sub.2 quantities of charges equal to Q.sub.R, Q.sub.R /2, Q.sub.R /2.sup.2 . . . Q.sub.R /2.sup.i. A readout device for reading charges and connected to gates G.sub.2 and G.sub.4 generates voltages V.sub.R and V.sub.Ri =a.sub.0 .multidot.V.sub.R +a.sub.1 .multidot.V.sub.R /2+ . . . +a.sub.i-1 .multidot.V.sub.R /2.sup.i-1 +V.sub.R /2.sup.i which are compared with a voltage sample V.sub.x to be coded in order to determine by successive approximations the coefficients a.sub.0 . . . a.sub.n which are equal to 0 or to 1 such that V.sub.x =a.sub.0 .multidot.V.sub.R +a.sub.1 .multidot.V.sub.R /2+ . . . +a.sub.n .multidot.V.sub.R /2.sup.n. Depending on the value of a.sub.i, each quantity of charges Q.sub.R /2.sup.i stored beneath gate G.sub.1 is removed beneath diode D.sub.e or stored beneath gate G.sub.3 and then transferred beneath gate G.sub.4.
Abstract:
An electronic device for amplifying, with automatic gain control by discr values, analogue signal samples and thereafter preferably effecting analogue-to-digital conversion of the samples, consists of an amplifier circuit, a comparator circuit, and a delay store circuit. The amplifier has a basic gain during a gain control or gain ranging operation, and supplies an output sample amplified with sufficient gain to bring it into the region of a predetermined voltage. The comparator circuit compares the output of the amplifier circuit with a reference and supplies an output in accordance with the result of the comparison. For analogue-to-digital conversion the amplifier circuit supplies for an input signal U an output signal 2U - VQ, where VQ is the quantification voltage, or, in other embodiments a signal 2U.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: An analog to digital converter using partial encoding is provided to eliminate the asynchronous problem between codes due to a bottleneck phenomenon. CONSTITUTION: A voltage distributing unit(100) distributes a reference voltage. A range detector unit(200) generates a control signal. A first frontal amplifying unit(300) amplifies two differential reference voltages and two differential analog signals. A second frontal amplifying unit(400) amplifies two output signals from the first frontal amplifying unit. A comparison unit(700) synchronizes two amplification signals of a frontal amplifier of the second frontal amplifying unit. A switch unit(800) is switched on/off based on four control signals. An upper encoder unit encodes two upper bits of six bits. A lower encoder unit encodes four lower bits of six bits. A synchronization unit(1100) synchronizes the output signals of the upper encoder unit and the lower encoder unit according to a main clock signal.