Metastability detection and correction in analog to digital converter
US8872691B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/46
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating an analog to digital converter (ADC) comprises comparing an analog input signal to a reference signal, using a comparator, and generating a comparator output according to the comparison, storing the comparator output in at least one memory unit, monitoring the stored comparator output to determine whether a difference between the analog input signal and the reference signal is within a predetermined range, and detecting a metastability error upon determining that the difference between the analog input signal and the reference signal is within a predetermined range.
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