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A/D converter

US6583745B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 17, 2001
Grant dateJun 24, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/46
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An A/D converter has a successive approximation register having a plurality of A/D registers each corresponding to one of A/D inputs. A capacitor in a comparator is charged by a voltage determined based on a value held in an A/D register corresponding to an A/D input to be A/D converted before starting A/D conversion of the A/D input, thereby reducing noise generated at the time of selecting A/D inputs to enhance A/D conversion accuracy.

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