Analog-to-digital conversion and implementations thereof
US8203477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/56
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes a comparator and a supply circuit. The comparator is configured to compare an input signal to a reference signal. The supply circuit is configured to supply the reference signal. The supply circuit is configured to provide different circuit configurations for supplying the reference signal during different stages of analog-to-digital conversion such that the reference signal is scaled in substantially a same manner during at least two of the stages.
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