Time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter
US9543976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/1061
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A time-interleaved analog-to-digital (AD) converter includes: N AD converters; a frequency divider that receives a clock signal and applies 1/N frequency division N to the received clock signal to generate N frequency-divided clock signals to be supplied to the N AD converters; at least (N−1) variable delay circuit that adjusts delay time for at least (N−1) frequency-divided clock signal; a low pass filter circuit or an input buffer circuit that receives the clock signal and limits a frequency band of the received clock signal to generate a reference signal; and a control circuit that controls the delay time of the at least (N−1) variable delay circuit, and decreases one or more differences among digital output values output from the N AD converters when the reference signal is input to the N AD converters.
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