摘要:
The control terminal of an analogue switch is driven by the analogue references when no transitions of the state of the switch are occurring in order to avoid switching noise of the digital circuitry to be transferred to the output of the switch, and by the digital references when transitions of the state of the switch are occurring in order to avoid distorsions on the analogue circuitry.
摘要:
A switched capacitance circuit including: - a switched capacitance section (SC), capable of receiving as input a signal (V IMP , V IMM ) and carrying out a sampling of said signal, the section comprising at least one group (AR, AR') of capacitors (Ca, Cb, Cc, Ca', Cb', Cc') each of which has a terminal connected to a common node (NS, NS'); - at least an operational stage (CMP) including at least an input terminal (IN, IN') connected to said common node (NS, NS'), the operational stage (CMP) providing a current to said common node (NS, NS') for charging said group (AR, AR') of capacitors during a sampling time interval of said signal (V INP , V INM ). The circuit further includes an auxiliary circuit (ANC) connected to said common node (NS, NS') and capable of being activated/deactivated by an enabling signal (PRECH) for injecting a further current into said common node (NS, NS') and increasing the current provided to said common node (NS, NS') during at least one time interval equal to a fraction of said sampling interval.
摘要:
The described converter comprises switched-capacitor quantization means (DAC, COMP) for receiving an analog quantity to be converted (VIN), a register (REG) for a digital quantity corresponding to the analog quantity, a timing pulse generator (CLK-GEN) and logic means (LOG) capable of responding to a conversion request signal (CONVREQ) by activating the quantization means in such a way that they will carry out predetermined operations timed by the timing pulses and load in the register (REG) the digital quantity to be furnished as output (OUTBUS). With a view to saving electric energy during the conversion and reducing the noise induced by the generator, the generator (CLK-GEN) comprises means for modifying the duration and/or the frequency of the timing pulses in response to regulation signals (REGBUS0, REGBUS1) emitted by the logic means. Also described is a method of using the converter that comprises the following phases: loading of the analog quantity (VIN) in the quantization means (DAC, COMP), memorization of the loaded analog quantity and identification in the course of successive attempts in accordance with SAR technique of the bits of the digital code corresponding to the analog quantity to be converted. The duration and/or the frequency of the timing pulses are modified during at least one of the phases indicated above in response to regulation signals emitted by the logic means (LOG).
摘要:
The circuit comprises a first ring oscillator (OSC1) comprising an odd number of inverting elements, a delay element (DA) and an output terminal (N); the delay element (DA) responds to a pulse at its input (IN-DA) with a predetermined time delay (d(DA)) with respect to a predetermined edge of the input pulse and substantially without time delay with respect to the other edge of the input pulse. With a view to avoiding start-up transients and generating pulses with a duty cycle that can be easily modified, the circuit comprises a second ring oscillator (OSC2) equal to the first, having an output terminal connected to the output terminal (N) of the first oscillator, and a bistable logic circuit having an output terminal connected to the common output (N) of the first and the second oscillator. At least one of the inverting elements of the first oscillator (OSC1) and at least one of the inverting elements of the second oscillator (OSC2) form part of the bistable logic circuit.
摘要:
A digital system comprises a digital data processing unit (PROC), at least one output buffer connected to the processing unit to generate output signals in response to digital signals arriving from the processing unit and at least one user unit (13) connect as output buffer load. With a view to assuring that the switching current of the output buffer can be set to different values, the output buffer comprises means (14, 15, IGEN1, IGEN2) for fixing the switching current to a value that is substantially constant and independent of the load and means (SN2-4, SP2-4) for selectively setting the value of the switching current and the processing unit (PROC) comprises means (REG) for storing a predetermined parameter; said means (REG) are connected to the selective setting means (SN2-4, SP2-4) for setting the values of the switching current as functions of the predetermined parameter.
摘要:
A digital to analog converter to convert into an analog quantity a digital code of L bits, comprising - a first group of L current generators codified in binary form (MDON-MD2N), - first selection means (SDON-SD2N) of the L current generators, - means for conveying onto a common output node (N3) the current (IL) of the selected generators, - control means (TRANSCOD-3BIT') to selectively operate the selection means (SD0N-SD2N) according to the digital code of L bits. The converter further comprises a second group of L current generators (MD0P-MD2P) codified in binary form and second selection means (SD0P-SD2P) of the second group of L current generators. The control means comprise a selection logic that alternatively habilitates the use of the first or the second group of generators according to whether the digital code to be converted does (D11=1) or does not (D11=0) exceed, respectively, a predetermined value.