Current mode analog-to-digital converter
US8026838B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/366
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A current-mode analog-to-digital converter includes: a current input node; a current-mode sample and hold circuit configured to output a steady source of electrical current having an analog value proportional to a sampled analog value of an electrical current at the current input node; and at least one current comparator that compares the electrical current output by the current-mode sample and hold circuit to at least one reference current to produce a digital representation of the sampled analog value of the electrical current at the current input node.
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