Successive approximation analog-to-digital converter
US8487805B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/46
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) converts an analog input signal to a digital output signal by sampling an analog input signal to obtain an analog sample and then converting the analog sample to the digital output signal using a successive approximation algorithm. The method decreases ADC conversion time and increases ADC throughput.
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