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Passive amplification circuit and analog-digital convertor

US9054726B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 2014
Grant dateJun 9, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/44
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A differential signal is amplified by passive amplification which does not a reference of a common-mode voltage. At this time, the voltage of the differential signal is passive-amplified twice before carrying out a successive approximation type analog-digital conversion operation. The passive amplification is attained by providing a plurality of capacitances which carry out a sampling operation, and switching these connection relation by using switches. Without being accompanied by the increase of the consumed power and the chip size, an influence by the noise of s comparator is reduced to a half so that the effective resolution can be increased for one bit.

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