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SAR ADC

US10097198B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 2017
Grant dateOct 9, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/802
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a successive-approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The SAR ADC may include a capacitor-resistor hybrid digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and apply a low-power switching method and an input signal range scaling method to the DAC, thereby significantly reducing surface area and power consumption.

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