摘要:
An integrator and an analog-to-digital converter are provided. The analog-to-digital converter includes the integrator, a comparison circuit and a control logic circuit. The integrator includes an operational amplifier, offset capacitors, input capacitors, integral capacitors and controllable switches. The input capacitors and the integral capacitors are connected to the operational amplifier via controllable switches, so that the integrator operates in various operation modes. Operation states of the offset capacitors in a first phase and a second phase of an operation cycle are controlled by switching on or off the controllable switches. Therefore, an offset voltage of the integrator is eliminated, and conversion efficiency and conversion accuracy of the analog-to-digital converter is improved.
摘要:
Noise sources in an ADC circuit can include kT/C noise of a sampling capacitor, noise coupling on to sampling capacitors from digital circuits, and amplifier noise. Also, charge injection from mismatch in sample switches can cause offsets. These various noise sources can be largely canceled or reduced using described techniques. As a result, the size of the sampling capacitors can be greatly reduced, while still achieving significantly improved noise performance and power efficiency for the overall converter.
摘要:
Processing circuitry comprising: a reference node for connection to a reference voltage source so as to establish a local reference voltage signal at the reference node; a signal processing unit connected to the reference node and operable to process an input signal using the local reference voltage signal, wherein the signal processing unit is configured to draw a current from the reference node at least a portion of which is dependent on the input signal; and a current-compensation unit connected to the reference node and operable to apply a compensation current to the reference node, wherein the current-compensation unit is configured, based on an indicator signal indicative of the input signal and/or of the operation of the signal processing unit, to control the compensation current to at least partly compensate for changes in the current drawn from the reference node by the signal processing unit due to the input signal.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first input of a comparator for an analog to digital converter (ADC). The first input is coupled to a first capacitive network. The circuit further includes a second input of the comparator for the ADC. The second input is coupled to a second capacitive network. The first capacitive network includes a first set of capacitors where a first plate of the first set of capacitors is selectively coupled to an input signal. The second capacitive network includes a second set of capacitors where a second plate of the first set of capacitors is selectively coupled to the input signal. The first plate and the second plate are opposite plates of the first set of capacitors and the second set of capacitors.
摘要:
There is described a cyclic pipelined Analog-to-Digital Converter having an input (41) adapted to receive an analog voltage (V IN ) to be converted, and an output (42) adapted to deliver a n-bit digital value (N OUT ). The converter also comprises a core stage (40) comprising an Analog-to-Digital Conversion stage (50) to provide at least one bit value of the n-bit digital value at each one of a plurality of successive conversion steps performed in loop by the core stage (40). The core stage (40) further comprises a differential inputs-differential outputs amplifier (59). In order to cancel the offset of the stage (55, 58), the coupling of the amplifier inputs is inversed, i.e. the inputs are switched around, namely swapped, just after the first conversion step has been carried out. Simultaneously the differential outputs of the amplifier are similarly swapped.
摘要:
An A/D conversion array for an image sensor, in which the number of amplifiers and capacitors are decreased compared with the conventional cyclic type, and a function to cancel the noise generated in the pixel section of the image sensor is provided, so that the area and power consumption are decreased. After an input signal Vin is supplied to C1 and held, a reset level is applied to Vin, whereby the differential signal is amplified by the ratio of C1 and C2 (C1/C2) connected to an inverting amplifier. Then an output from the inverting amplifier is held in C1, and the output of the inverting amplifier is A/D-converted by a comparator so that a control signal is generated by the conversion output, and one of the switches controlled by φM1, φ01 and φP1 is turned ON. The digital signal is converted into an analog signal, and the analog signal is subtracted from the signal held in C1. This signal is amplified and is subjected to A/D conversion again, then the same operation is cyclically repeated. By this, noise cancellation and multi-bit A/D conversion can be performed.