Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low power high speed A/D converter
- Patent Title (中): 低功率高速A / D转换器
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Application No.: US13306982Application Date: 2011-11-30
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Publication No.: US08638252B2Publication Date: 2014-01-28
- Inventor: Mahdi Davoodabadi
- Applicant: Mahdi Davoodabadi
- Applicant Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Assignee: Tensorcom, Inc
- Current Assignee: Tensorcom, Inc
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Agent Steven J Shattil
- Main IPC: H03M1/16
- IPC: H03M1/16

Abstract:
An analog-to-digital converter comprises a first set of comparators configured for generating a coarse digital measurement of an analog input signal, and a second set of comparators for performing a fine digital measurement of the analog input signal. The second set comprises a plurality of dynamic comparators, wherein each dynamic comparator is configurable for being activated by a clock signal. An activation circuit processes the coarse measurement and an input clock signal for generating a set of activation signals, which activate a subset of the dynamic comparators to generate the fine digital measurement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130135128A1 Low Power High Speed A/D Converter Public/Granted day:2013-05-30
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