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Signal processing apparatus and method of controlling clock according to analog to digital conversion thereof

US9497017B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 2015
Grant dateNov 15, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/035
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is signal processing device including superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) sensors configured to sense a signal for each of a plurality of channels, analog to digital converters (ADC) configured to convert analog signals input to a predetermined number of channels from the SQUID sensors into digital signals by using a clock signal, local oscillators corresponding to the ADCs, respectively and configured to generate the clock signal having a reference clock frequency for an operation of a corresponding ADC, and a controller configured to the local oscillators to enable the reference clock frequency to have a frequency beyond a frequency range available to the SQUID sensor.

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