Asynchronous analog-to-digital converter and method
US7466258B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/361
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for converting an analog input signal to a digital output signal, provide for simultaneously comparing the input signal to a sequential multiplicity of reference values representing a range of values of the input signal, and asynchronously processing digital results from simultaneous comparison to produce a digital representation of level crossings of the input signal with respect to the multiplicity of reference values.
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