摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention may provide accuracy enhancement techniques to improve ADC SNRs. For example, regular bit trials from a most significant bit (MSB) to predetermined less significant bit of a digital word and extra bit trials may be performed. The results of the regular and extra bit trials may be combined to generate a digital output signal. A residue error may be measured, and the digital output signal may be adjusted based on the measured residue error.
摘要:
According to an embodiment, a signal processing device includes an integrator, a first analog-to-digital converter, and a histogram creator. The integrator is configured to integrate an electrical charge corresponding to electromagnetic waves. The first analog-to-digital converter is configured to perform an analog-to-digital conversion operation that generates digital data of the electrical charge using an integration output from the integrator, on a parallel with an integration operation performed by the integrator. The histogram creator is configured to create a histogram that represents an energy distribution of the electromagnetic waves, from the digital data generated by the first analog-to-digital converter.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention may provide an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) system. The ADC system may include an analog circuit to receive an input signal and a reference voltage, and to convert the input signal into a raw digital output. The analog circuit may include at least one sampling element to sample the input signal during a sampling phase and reused to connect to the reference voltage during a conversion phase, and an ADC output to output the raw digital output. The ADC system may also include a digital processor to receive the raw digital output and for each clock cycle, to digitally correct reference voltage errors in the analog-to-digital conversion.
摘要:
An analogue-to-digital converter, ADC, for converting an analogue input signal (Vin) into a digital signal (output) is disclosed. The ADC comprises a correction unit (15) adapted to generate a correction signal, which offsets the output signal from a feedback DAC configured to produce an analogue representation of the digital signal (output) so that the offset output signal (Vdac) has the same common-mode or bias point as the input signal (Vin).
摘要:
Amplifiers with power-on trim and methods using an amplifier system having an amplifier system input and an amplifier system output, an amplifier, a comparator, a successive approximation register having an input coupled to an output of the comparator, a first switch for switching an input of the amplifier from the amplifier system input to shorting the amplifier input, a second switch for switching an output of the amplifier from the amplifier system output to an input of the comparator, an output of the successive approximation register being coupled to an N bit digital to analog (D/A) converter, the D/A converter being a non-binary converter using a radix of less than 2 for at least the most significant bits, and an output of the D/A converter being coupled to the amplifier to control the input offset of the amplifier. Novel embodiments for the amplifier, comparator and D/A converter are disclosed.
摘要:
An A-to-D converter comprising a plurality of successive approximation type A-to-D converters, each of which includes a cyclic D-to-A converter, a comparator for comparing the analog value with an output value of the D-to-A converter and memory means for sequentially storing an output value of the comparator and supplying the stored value to the D-to-A converter in a reverse order; a plurality of sample and hold circuits for supplying an analog value to each of the plurality of successive approximation type A-to-D converters; and a multiplexer for sequentially supplying an input analog signal to the plurality of sample and hold circuits. Flip-flops included in the respective memory means of the plurality of successive approximation type A-to-D converters for storing an output value of the respective comparator are connected together to form a shift register.
摘要:
A successive approximation type A-to-D converter includes a cyclic D-to-A converter ( 11 ), a comparator ( 12 ) for comparing an analog value with an output value of the D-to-A converter ( 11 ), and memory means ( 13 ) for sequentially storing an output value of the comparator ( 12 ) and supplying the stored value to the D-to-A converter ( 11 ) in a reverse order.
摘要:
A method for placing a device in a selected mode of operation. The method comprises the steps of initializing a device select signal into a first logic state, asserting the device select signal in a second logic state, and returning the device select signal to the first logic state within a first user-controlled time window. A device is also described that includes means for detecting logic state transitions at a device select input and a clock input, and means for changing operating mode of the device in response to a predetermined number of logic state transitions at the clock input, occurring between logic state transitions at the device select input. The selected operating mode may be a reduced power consumption mode, for example, or another operating mode of the device, such as a daisy-chain mode of operation, or a mode that accommodates programming of analog input range.
摘要:
An analog-digital converter has a sampling capacitor in which a voltage of an analog input terminal is sampled, and a digital-analog converter for performing an electric discharge of a residual voltage of the sampling capacitor at a timing prior or subsequent to an analog-digital conversion.