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Distributed bootstrap switch

US8674863B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2012
Grant dateMar 18, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2217/0054
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input circuit for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes at least one bootstrap circuit, including at least one first switch for connecting electrical power to a first terminal of at least one capacitor; at least one second switch for connecting a second terminal of the at least one capacitor to a signal to be sampled; at least one third switch for connecting the first terminal of the at least one capacitor to the control gate of at least one sampling network input switch; at least one fourth switch for connecting the at least one sampling network input switch to a substrate; and at least one fifth switch for connecting the second terminal of the at least one capacitor to the substrate.

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