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Method and apparatus for adaptively compensating for an inaccuracy in an analog-to-digital converter

US6690310B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 2003
Grant dateFeb 10, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/44
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an analog-to-digital converter (100), a method and apparatus compare (302) an analog input signal (102) with a reference signal (108) to generate a decision signal (110), and sum (304) the analog input signal with a control value (130) whose magnitude is determined by an accumulated value (126), and whose sign is determined by the decision signal, thereby generating an error signal (114). The method and apparatus further calculate (306) a correlation value (118) between the error signal and the decision signal, and accumulate (308) the correlation value to produce the accumulated value, thereby adaptively compensating for an inaccuracy in the A/D converter.

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