Analog-to-digital converter for a capacitive adiabatic logic circuit
US11139821B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/68
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter for an adiabatic logic circuit, including at least one variable-capacitance cell, the cell including first and second main terminals and at least one control terminal insulated from its first and second main terminals and capable of receiving a control voltage to vary the capacitance between its first and second main terminals between a low value and a high value, wherein: the cell has its first main terminal coupled to a node of application of a variable periodic converter power supply voltage; the cell has its second main terminal coupled to a node for supplying a binary output signal of the converter; and the cell receives on its first control terminal an analog input voltage of the converter.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.