Asynchronous self-timed analog-to-digital converter
US6850180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/34
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter that does not use an external clock signal to convert an incoming analog signal to a digital output signal including two or more comparators configured to receive an analog input signal, a digital-to-analog converter configured to produce a reference signal for the comparators, and asynchronous logic configured to sample comparator results and adjust a digital output signal accordingly.
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