Current mode pipelined analog-to-digital converter
US7839318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/168
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pipelined analog-to-digital converter includes a plurality of stages each including a sample-and-hold circuit configured to output an analog signal having a current and a current mode analog-to-digital converter configured to compare the current of the analog signal output by the sample-and-hold circuit to current generated by a plurality of current sources and output a digital representation of the analog signal.
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