Autocalibrated multistage A/D converter
US4908621A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/167
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An autocalibrated multistage analog to digital converter precisely maintains appropriate error correction levels for each stage during operation of the converter to minimize quantization errors. An error signal is derived from the digital output of the converter based upon the slope of the input analog signal, determined either explicitly via hardware or implicitly via software, and an overflow/underflow condition. The error signal is fed back to a calibration control circuit to generate individual error correction levels for various variable correction devices within the analog to digital converter, such as a variable analog delay device. The variations from nominal established at calibration that are due to age, temperature or other environmental factors generate the error signal that varies from a nominal value and is fed back to alter the various error correction levels to minimize the error variation.
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