Multi-stage, low-offset, fast-recovery, comparator system and method
US6429697B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2203/45702
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-stage, low-offset, fast-recovery, comparator system and method for: reducing the input offset voltage of the zeroing amplifier by a factor essentially equal to gain of the zeroing amplifier; reducing the input offset voltage of the combined main and zeroing amplifiers by a factor essentially equal to the product of the gains of the main and zeroing amplifiers; and amplifying the input signal to the amplification stage in accordance with the gain of the main amplifier to generate an amplified high-resolution signal.
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