Analog to digital converter
US7079068B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M3/454
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An analog to digital converter comprising a plurality of comparators arranged to periodically sample an analog signal; a calculator arranged to predict a change in signal magnitude of the analog signal between one sample of the analog signal and another sample of the analog signal based upon predetermined criteria of the analog signal; and a controller for varying an operational parameter of one or more of the comparators based upon the predicted change in the signal magnitude of the analog signal.
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