Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Comparator circuit for analog-to-digital converter
- Patent Title (中): 模拟 - 数字转换器的比较器电路
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Application No.: US09689674Application Date: 2000-10-13
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Publication No.: US06404374B1Publication Date: 2002-06-11
- Inventor: Chu-Chiao Yu , Her-Y Shih , Yen-Hui Wang
- Applicant: Chu-Chiao Yu , Her-Y Shih , Yen-Hui Wang
- Main IPC: H03M136
- IPC: H03M136

Abstract:
A comparator circuit used in an analog-to-digital converter includes an input voltage signal line; a reference voltage signal line; a plurality of comparators connected to said input voltage signal line and said reference voltage signal line; a plurality of amplifiers corresponding separately to each of said plurality of comparators and connected respectively between said input voltage signal lines, said reference voltage signal lines, and their corresponding comparators; and a thermocode channel connected to outputs of said plurality of comparators. A plurality of resistors with resistances in a constant ratio are provided in said reference voltage signal line and each is connected between the inputs of two adjacent amplifiers. A plurality of averaging capacitors are provided and each is connected between the outputs of two adjacent comparators; wherein said plurality of averaging capacitors may have the same capacitance.
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