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Estimation circuit for time-interleaved ADC and method thereof

US7253762B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 2006
Grant dateAug 7, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/1215
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for estimating at least one of timing, gain, and offset errors of a time-interleaved ADC. The apparatus has a first ADC, a second ADC, a converter, an estimator, and a compensator. The converter has a Fourier Transform converter and a calculator.

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