Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Analog-to-digital converter and solid-state imaging apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 模数转换器和固态成像装置
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Application No.: US14676414Application Date: 2015-04-01
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Publication No.: US09287890B2Publication Date: 2016-03-15
- Inventor: Takanori Tanaka
- Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
- Priority: JP2014-098794 20140512
- Main IPC: H03M1/34
- IPC: H03M1/34 ; H04N5/378

Abstract:
An analog-to-digital (AD) converter has a latch section having latch units, a capacitor, and a latch control signal line connected to the latch units. A third voltage less than a first voltage and greater than a second voltage is applied as a power supply voltage to the latch units. When the capacitor is electrically connected to the latch control signal line, a potential of the latch control signal line becomes greater than or equal to the third voltage. Only when the electrical connection between the capacitor and the latch control signal line is disconnected, the first voltage is applied to the capacitor and the second voltage is applied to the latch control signal line. When the potential of the latch control signal line becomes greater than or equal to the third voltage, the latch units latch clock signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150326241A1 ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-11-12
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