Dither technique for improving dynamic non-linearity in an analog to digital converter, and an analog to digital converter having improved dynamic non-linearity
US7663518B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/46
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An analog to digital converter comprising a conversion engine having redundancy therein; and a dither device for applying a dither to the conversion engine; and a controller adapted to operate the conversion engine to perform a successive approximation conversion of the analog input, and wherein the dither is removed prior to completion of the analog to digital conversion.
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