- 专利标题: Analog-to-digital conversion and method of analog-to-digital conversion
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申请号: US15773149申请日: 2016-10-27
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公开(公告)号: US10340936B2公开(公告)日: 2019-07-02
- 发明人: Adi Xhakoni , Tim Blanchaert
- 申请人: ams Sensors Belgium BVBA
- 申请人地址: BE Antwerp
- 专利权人: ams Sensors Belgium BVBA
- 当前专利权人: ams Sensors Belgium BVBA
- 当前专利权人地址: BE Antwerp
- 代理机构: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- 优先权: EP15193533 20151106
- 国际申请: PCT/EP2016/075964 WO 20161027
- 国际公布: WO2017/076748 WO 20170511
- 主分类号: H03M1/12
- IPC分类号: H03M1/12 ; H03M1/18 ; H03M1/56 ; H04N5/357 ; H04N5/365 ; H04N5/378
摘要:
An analog-to-digital converter (110) for an imaging device comprises an analog signal input (123) for receiving an analog signal from a pixel array of the imaging device and N ramp signal inputs (121, 122) for receiving N ramp signals, where N is an integer ≥2. The N ramp signals have different slopes. The ADC has a clock input (143) for receiving at least one clock signal. A comparison stage (120) is connected to the ramp signal inputs and to the analog signal input. The comparison stage (120) is configured to compare the ramp signals with the analog signal to provide comparison outputs during the conversion period. A control stage (130) is configured to control a counter stage (140) based on the comparison outputs and a selection input indicative of when at least one handover point has been reached during the conversion period.
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