Abstract:
A pipelined A/D converter which minimizes differential non-linearity by preventing mismatching between converting stages. The A/D converter includes a plurality of converting stages connected in a cascade form wherein each of the converting stages includes an ADC unit for converting an analog input into a digital output. The digital outputs from said converting stages form a conversion output. Each preceding converting stage except a last converting stage further includes an amplifier for deriving and amplifying a conversion residue representing a quantization error resulting from the conversion performed by the preceding converting stage based on the digital output outputted by the ADC unit of the preceding converting stage and the analog input inputted to the preceding converting stage. The amplified conversion residue from the preceding converting stage is supplied as an analog input to a succeeding converting stage. A connector is provided for connecting the amplifier of the preceding converting stage to a node in the ADC unit of the succeeding converting stage. The node provides a base voltage to the ADC unit of the succeeding converting stage.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit including a plurality of circuits having the same input impedance, arranged at regular intervals, and applied with a signal from a single signal source, is disclosed in which the input impedance is substantially capacitive, the characteristic impedance of a signal line connected to the signal source for sending the signal to the circuits is given by Z.sub.0 .sqroot.L/C, where L indicates the inductance of the signal line per one circuit, and C indicates the combined capacitance of the parasitic capacitance of the signal line per one circuit and the input capacitance of each circuit, the signal line is terminated by a circuit element having impedance equal to the characteristic impedance Z.sub.0, and the signal source has output impedance equal to the characteristic impedance Z.sub.0.
Abstract translation:公开了一种集成电路,其包括具有相同输入阻抗的多个电路,以规则的间隔布置并且施加了来自单个信号源的信号,其中输入阻抗基本上是电容性的,信号线的特性阻抗连接到 用于将信号发送到电路的信号源由Z0 2ROOT L / C给出,其中L表示每个电路的信号线的电感,C表示每个电路的信号线的寄生电容的组合电容, 每个电路的输入电容,信号线由具有等于特性阻抗Z0的阻抗的电路元件端接,并且信号源具有等于特性阻抗Z0的输出阻抗。
Abstract:
A flash type AD converter includes a group of comparators divided into blocks each including 2.sup.N comparators (N=1, 2, ---), each comparing an input signal with one of a plurality of reference signals, each having individually different voltage levels. One of the comparators may correspond to a level change point where the voltage level of the input signal is higher than that of the reference signal of that comparator which then generates a specific output different from those of the remaining comparators. The converter generates a binary-coded output on the basis of the specific output generated from the level change point comparator. When any one of the plural comparators belonging to one of the blocks generates the specific output, the specific output is applied as an inhibit signal to inhibit appearance of an output from a block including comparators having reference voltage signals with corresponding levels lower than those of the comparators of the block to which the comparator generating the specific output belongs.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a microchannel chip capable of preventing fluid leakage caused by a lamination defect. Bottomed first regions, second regions, and third regions are formed by joining a film to a lower surface of the chip main body of a microchannel chip. The third regions are in communication with the second regions and are formed on carbon inks. The third regions are formed wider than the carbon inks are. The third regions are filled with an electroconductive adhesive.
Abstract:
A folding circuit and an analog-to-digital converter wherein a response to small signals is improved, a load on a clock signal can be reduced, and the increase of circuit area can be prevented. The circuit includes a reference voltage generating circuit that generates a plurality of differential voltages as reference voltages, and a plurality of amplification circuits that convert differential voltages between the plurality of reference voltages and an analog input voltage to differential currents, and output these differential currents. The output ends of the amplification circuits are alternately connected. Each of the amplification circuit is configured by a differential amplifier circuit having cascode output transistors (145, 146). A switch (144), which is turned on in synchronization with the control clock, is provided between the both sources of the cascode output transistors (145,146).
Abstract:
A first liquid fed into a first flow passage 6 of a fluid handling apparatus travels to the open end thereof on the side of a second flow passage 7 due to capillarity. The movement of the first liquid is uniformed on the cross section of the flow passage by the function of a capillarity promoting portion 220 or 230 of the bottom 21 of the first flow passage 6. Then, the movement of a second liquid fed into the second flow passage 7 is uniformed on the cross section of the flow passage by the function of the capillarity promoting portion 220 or 230 of the bottom 21 of the second flow passage 7. Thus, the movement of the front end of the second liquid is substantially uniformed to surely extrude gas from the second flow passage 7 to the outside via a fourth flow passage 10.
Abstract:
An encode circuit includes a digital average unit that receives cyclic thermometer codes or standard thermometer codes, and that reduces a bubble error in the received thermometer codes by a majority vote rule, a logical boundary detection unit that detects a logical boundary in the thermometer codes output from the digital average unit, and an encoder unit that generates output codes based on output signals from the logical boundary detection unit.
Abstract:
The image forming method for executing the proof printing based on a printing job for printing images on recording sheets including a sheet has a step 1) of selecting an substitutive sheet to be used in place of a tab sheet specified in the printing job, and a step 2) of giving an instruction to print a tab sheet image to be printed on the tab of the tab sheet and an outline image representing at least a portion of the tab sheet, on the substitutive paper selected in the step 1).
Abstract:
A method of producing a polishing pad having a polishing layer is characterized in that the polishing layer is produced by a photolithographic method including: forming a sheet molding from a curing composition containing at least an initiator and an energy ray-reactive compound to be cured with energy rays; exposing the sheet molding to energy rays to induce modification thereof, to change the solubility of the sheet molding in a solvent; and developing the sheet molding after irradiation with energy rays, to partially remove the curing composition with a solvent thereby forming a concave and convex pattern at least one surface.
Abstract:
An encode circuit includes a digital average unit that receives cyclic thermometer codes or standard thermometer codes, and that reduces a bubble error in the received thermometer codes by a majority vote rule, a logical boundary detection unit that detects a logical boundary in the thermometer codes output from the digital average unit, and an encoder unit that generates output codes based on output signals from the logical boundary detection unit.