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Analog-to-digital converter

US8085179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2010
Grant dateDec 27, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/48
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various implementations relating to analog-to-digital converters are provided. A comparator of such a circuit is used for converting different analog input signals, while analog-to-digital conversion circuitry for these conversions is implemented at least partially separately. In other implementations, a comparator is used both for analog-to-digital conversion and for comparing an input signal to a constant or non-constant value.

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