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Successive approximation register analog-digital converter and method for operating the same

US8164504B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 2010
Grant dateApr 24, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/468
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A successive approximation resistor analog digital converter (SAR ADC) includes a first conversion unit including a correction capacitor array and a bit capacitor array 2V-1 less than the number of a bit, a second conversion unit configured to differentially operate with the first conversion unit, a comparator configured to output a voltage of a high level or a low level of each capacitor according to output voltages of the first and second conversion units, a successive approximation register (SAR) logic unit configured to receive an output voltage of the comparator to convert the received output voltage into a digital signal, and a correction logic unit configured to receive the digital signal converted by the SAR logic unit and to correct a digital signal of the bit capacitor array using a correction digital signal of the correction capacitor array of the received digital signal.

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