Voltage comparator and pipeline type A/D converter
US5696511A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/167
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a pipeline type A/D converter, a sample/hold.cndot.subtracter circuit of an A/D converter block of a first stage samples an analog voltage and outputs an offset voltage at a first phase, and subtracts an output voltage of an A/D converter from the sampled analog voltage in a second phase. An A/D converter of an A/D converter block of a succeeding stage subtracts the output voltage of the sample/hold.cndot.subtracter circuit of the first phase from the output voltage of the sample hold.cndot.subtracter circuit of the second phase, and converts the subtracted result into a digital code. The influence of an offset of a differential amplifier included in the sample/hold.cndot.subtracter circuit is removed so that A/D conversion of high accuracy is allowed.
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