Analog to digital converter
US7250880B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/46
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An analog to digital converter comprising at least two analog to digital conversion engines and a controller for controlling the operation of the analog to digital conversion engines such that during a first phase of an analog to digital conversion process the engines collaborate such that a plurality of bits can be determined during a single trial step; and during a second phase of the analog to digital conversion the conversion engines work independently; and the controller receives the outputs of at least one of the conversion engines and processes them to provide an output word.
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