Analog-to-digital converter and electronic system including the same
US7999718B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M7/165
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter includes a first logic unit and a second logic unit. The first logic unit is configured to receive a plurality of thermometer codes and inverse thermometer codes generated based on an analog signal received by the analog-to-digital converter and to generate a plurality of first digital codes that periodically repeat the same pattern based on a transition position of a logic value in each of the thermometer codes and the inverse thermometer codes. The second logic unit is configured to receive the plurality of first digital codes and to generate a plurality of second digital codes based on logic values of a plurality of bits among all bits of each of the first digital codes.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.