Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Asynchronous analog-to-digital converter
- Patent Title (中): 异步模数转换器
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Application No.: US14926320Application Date: 2015-10-29
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Publication No.: US09397693B1Publication Date: 2016-07-19
- Inventor: Dinesh Jain
- Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent John R. Pessetto; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H03M3/00
- IPC: H03M3/00 ; H03M1/52 ; H03M3/04

Abstract:
An asynchronous analog-to-digital converter (AADC) and a method of using the AADC are shown. The AADC includes a digital-to analog-converter (DAC), a continuous-time comparator that provides an output including a digital value of the DAC and a time value, and a first and a second continuous-time summer, each connected to receive an analog differential input on a first input, to receive a differential output of the DAC on a second input, and to provide a difference between the analog input and the output of the DAC to the continuous-time comparator and to an error estimator. The continuous-time comparator provides the output responsive to the difference between the analog input and the output of the DAC being zero.
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