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Time domain analog-to-digital converter and analog-to-digital converting method

US12395183B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 15, 2023
Grant dateAug 19, 2025
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2044

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/1245
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In analog-to-digital conversion, a plurality of stages configured in a sequence to sequentially decide a plurality of bits in successive-approximation, each of the plurality of stages configured to operate in response to a corresponding clock among a plurality of clocks, and decide a corresponding bit among the plurality of bits from a corresponding positive pulse among a plurality of positive pulses and a corresponding negative pulse among a plurality of negative pulses; and a plurality of clock generating circuits respectively corresponding to a plurality of first stages among the plurality of stages, each of the plurality of clock generating circuit configured to generate the corresponding clock of a corresponding stage among the plurality of first stages based on an operation of a previous stage among the plurality of stages, the previous stage being before the corresponding stage in the sequence.

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