Flash analog-to-digital converter with latching exclusive or gates
US5721503A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/365
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The number of input latching comparators in a flash analog-to-digital converter is significantly reduced by merging the input latching function into exclusive OR gates used in the converter's decoding section. A latching exclusive OR gate used for this purpose employs resonant tunneling diodes as the latching devices, with hysteresis and impedance elements connected to ensure that the gate latches in a logic state that corresponds to the input analog signal. The latching logic gates operate in a current mode, enabling updated logic states to be latched in response to a periodic clock signal.
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