Missing code redistribution in pipeline analog to digital converter
US8648913B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/44
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A stage of pipeline analog to digital converter (ADC) includes a multiplying digital to analog converter (MDAC) and a sub-analog to digital converter (sub-ADC). The sub-ADC includes a comparator and a random offset controller. The comparator is coupled to compare a first analog signal received by the stage with a reference signal. The random offset controller is coupled to the comparator to apply a random offset to an input of the comparator to randomly distribute errors by the sub-ADC in a digital output of the pipeline ADC.
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