Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention disclose an analog-digital converter and an analog-to-digital conversion method. The analog-digital converter includes: a clock generator, including M transmission gates, where the M transmission gates are configured to receive a first clock signal that is periodically sent and separately perform gating control on the first clock signal, so as to generate M second clock signals, M is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, each period of the first clock signal comprises M clock pulses, a period of the M second clock signals is equal to the period of the first clock signal, each period of the M second clock signals includes one clock pulse of the M clock pulses; M ADC channels that are configured in a time interleaving manner, configured to receive one analog signal and separately perform, under the control of the M second clock signals, sampling and analog-to-digital conversion on the analog signal, so as to obtain M digital signals, where each ADC channel is corresponding to one clock signal of the M second clock signals; and an adder, configured to add the M digital signals together in a digital field, so as to obtain a digital output signal.
Abstract:
A digital-to-analog converter is disclosed. The converter includes a gradient correction module that generates a correction term based on a model of gradient error. The correction term is then applied to the signal path in the digital domain or applied to the output of the digital-to-analog converter in the analog domain. The model used to generate the correction term is based on a vertical gradient error in the array of current source elements, which may be modelled and calibrated using a second-order polynomial. Further, a digital-to-analog converter having a Nyquist DAC and an oversampled DAC is disclosed. When the oversampled DAC is enabled, the resolution of the Nyquist DAC may be increased while slowing the conversion rate.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit includes a digitally-controlled power generation stage (3324) for converting an input signal to a radio frequency carrier, the digitally-controlled power generation stage (3324) comprising a plurality of selectable switching devices capable of adjusting an envelope of the radio frequency carrier; and a pulse width modulator generator (1302, 1508) arranged to generate a pulse width modulator control signal and operably coupleable to the plurality of selectable switching devices of the digitally-controlled power generation stage (3324). The pulse width modulator generator (1302, 1508) inputs the pulse width modulator control signal to a subset of the plurality of the selectable switching devices such that a pulse width modulator signal adjusts the envelope radio frequency carrier output from the digitally-controlled power generation stage (3324).
Abstract:
A current steering digital-analog converter (1) for converting a digital code (In-cod) into an analog signal (Vout) is described. The converter comprises: - a substrate of semiconductor material; - an array (2) of current generators (MD0, MD1, M1-M15) integrated in the substrate; - a common summation node (NC1) and switching means (3) controllable on the basis of the digital code for connecting/disconnecting the current generators (MD0, MD1, M1-M15) to/from the common summation node (NC1). The current generators (MD0, MD1, M1-M15) are such as to provide the common summation node (NC1) with currents having a multiple value according to a power of two compared to a unit current value provided to the summation node by a current generator (MD0) of the array (2) of generators (MD0, MD1, M1-M15). The current generator (MD0) is divided into a base number of modular current generation elements in parallel to one another at least equal to two.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a corresponding system for converting a digital signal to an analog signal (50), said method using a plurality of signal sources (20), preferably current sources (56), at least two of said signal sources (20) being equal output signal magnitude sources (20), said method comprising the steps of: controlling said equal output signal magnitude sources (20) by a logic unit, providing a digital input signal to said logic unit, said digital input signal being derived from said digital signal to be converted, and summing the outputs of said equal output signal magnitude sources (20) to contribute to said analog signal (50).