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PURPOSE: A time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter is provided to have a small number of resistors, thereby effectively reducing the size of a circuit. CONSTITUTION: A first analog-digital converter(310) includes a sampling unit(301), a comparison unit(303), and a successive approximation register(305). The successive approximate register performs successive approximation of the output signals of the comparison unit. The comparison unit compares the sampled signal with a first reference voltage outputted from a reference voltage generator(340). The reference voltage generator comprises a reference voltage generating unit(343) and a controller(341). The controller provides a generated reference voltage to a plurality of analog to digital converters.
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PURPOSE: A continuous time sigma-delta analog-to-digital (AD) converter is provided not to have an effect on the property of the loop filter even in case that the input terminal of sigma-delta AD converter and the common mode voltage of the amplifier of loop filter are different. CONSTITUTION: A loop filter (10) includes a first amplifier (11) amplifying a signal. A current control level shifter (40) controls a direct current, which is inputted to the positive input node voltage and negative input node voltage of the first amplifier, and shifts the positive input node voltage and negative input node voltage of the first amplifier. The current control level shifter shifts the positive input node voltage and negative input node voltage of the first amplifier, and fits the positive input node voltage and negative input node voltage of the first amplifier to the same value as the common mode voltage of the first amplifier. [Reference numerals] (10) Loop filter; (20) Quantization part; (30) Digital-analog conversion part; (40) Current control level shifter; (45) Current mirror
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PURPOSE: A comparator, an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, a ramp signal slope compensating circuit, a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor containing the circuit, and a ramp signal slope compensating method in accordance with the above are provided to prevent the slope ratio of a fine ramp signal to a coarse ramp signal from being distorted due to the slope change of the fine ramp signal and to improve linearity of A/D conversion. CONSTITUTION: An A/D converter (10) includes an amplifier, a comparator (12), a first memory part (16), and a second memory part (18). The amplifier receives a pixel voltage, a reference voltage, a fine ramp voltage, and a coarse ramp voltage. The comparator is equipped with a switch, which is connected between a coarse ramp voltage input terminal receiving coarse ramp voltage input and the amplifier, and a capacitor. One end of the capacitor is connected between the switch and the amplifier, and the other end is connected to a ground voltage. The first memory part stores the most significant bit among 1 least significant bit (LSB) for the coarse ramp voltage. The second memory part stores the least significant bit among 1 LSB for the coarse ramp voltage. [Reference numerals] (12) Comparator; (14) Sink block part; (16) First memory part; (18) Second memory part; (21) Fine ramp generator; (22) Coarse ramp generator; (30) N bit counter
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PURPOSE: A gradient-based approach to sample-time mismatch error calibration in a two-channel time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter is provided to correct a phase error at a 2-channel TIADC(time interleaved analog to digital converter) system which is independent from a Nyquist zone. CONSTITUTION: An input signal is converted into first and second digital signals in order to provide two sets of ADC outputs. A sample time error is estimated from the first and second digital signals. A correction signal is determined from a sample time error regardless of a Nyquist zone which is occupied by an input signal. The correction signal is applied to the converting step. The step of determining the correction signal includes a step of estimating a gradient of the sample time error. [Reference numerals] (AA) Size(db); (BB) Input signal spectrum in a first Nyquist zone