摘要:
In a gate array having adjacent lines of PFETs and NFETs along a first axis, some gates of PFETs and/or NFETs extend into the region between wells and along a first (x) axis of the lines of transistors to overlap along the axis, so that an extended gate of an nth transistor, a gate of an (n−1)th non-extended transistor and a gate of an (n−1)th non-extended transistor of the opposite polarity lie along an axis (y) perpendicular to the first axis. In a rectangular layout, the upper right transistor (having an extended gate) is connected to the lower left transistor by a short connection along the y axis.
摘要:
To provide a D/A converter and a D/A converting method in which a nonlinear error of an analog output obtained in accordance with a digital input can be decreased without using any specific analog process. An n-bit D/A converter (2) includes: correction signal generating means (4) for generating an m-bit digital correction signal (wherein m is a positive integer) in accordance with an n-bit digital input signal D (wherein n is a positive integer of 2 or more); and D/A conversion means (6) for converting an (n+m)-bit digital signal consisting of the n-bit input signal D and the m-bit correction signal into an analog signal.
摘要:
A phase adjustment device which adjusts a phase difference between a first output pulse signal and a second output pulse signal according to a phase difference between a first input pulse signal and a second input pulse signal, the phase adjustment device including: a first selection unit which selects one of the first input pulse signal and an adjustment pulse signal that is used for adjustment; a second selection unit which selects one of the second input pulse signal and the adjustment pulse signal; a first delay unit which delays the signal selected by the second selection unit, and a delay amount of the first delay unit is adjustable; a first output unit which outputs, as the first output pulse signal, the signal selected by the first selection unit; a second output unit which outputs, as the second output pulse signal, the signal delayed by the first delay unit; and a phase adjustment unit which adjusts the delay amount so as to equalize phases of the first output pulse signal and the second output pulse signal, in the case where both the first selection unit and the second selection unit have selected the adjustment pulse signal.
摘要:
A differential input interface circuit includes a reference level generation stage generating a DC level that coincides with the DC level within the system; capacitors for cutting-off the DC level of the differential input signals; resistors for matching the average of the non-inverting phase signal and the inverting phase signal of the differential input signals from which the DC levels have been cut-off on the output DC level generated by the reference level generation stage. Thus, a differential input interface circuit make it possible to match the DC level of differential inputs to the DC level within a system which is responsive to the differential inputs.
摘要:
A pipeline A/D converter of the present invention includes a plurality of stages each operating for A/D conversion and a digital computing portion that outputs an A/D converted signal based on a digital signal output from each of the stages. In each of the stages, an analog signal from the preceding stage is sampled by passive elements C1 and C2 in a first period, and one of the passive elements is used as a feedback element in a second period to perform adding/subtracting with respect to the signal sampled by the other passive element. By the control from the digital computing portion, a test signal Tink is used instead of an analog output signal Vo(k−1), and a unique conversion-error value is detected and corrected based on the digital signal obtained by the operation of each of the stages. It is possible to obtain a high-resolution A/D convert that can suppress a conversion error caused by the relative error of capacitors used for analog signal processing without decreasing the speed of A/D conversion.
摘要:
Each of n signal transition detection sections detects a transition of the signal level of at least one of a first input signal or a second input signal corresponding to the signal transition detection section. A time-division control section outputs a control pulse according to a system clock when a signal transition is detected by at least one of the n signal transition detection sections. Each of n output switching sections outputs either the first or the second input signal corresponding to the output switching section as a multiplexed signal according to the control pulse.
摘要:
(a) The luminance levels of the optical black part pixels included in the output signal of an image sensor are detected and digitized, (b) the digitized luminance levels of the optical black part pixels are averaged, (c) the number of pixels on which averaging is performed is counted, (d) a control signal is generated when the count value of the number of pixels reaches a predetermined value, (e) the black level of the output signal of the image sensor is determined from the averaged luminance level in response to the control signal, and (f) the luminance levels of the effective part pixels included in the output signal of the image sensor whose black level is determined are detected and digitized.
摘要:
A front-end signal processing circuit that stabilizes a black level of an output signal of an image sensor in a prescribed set level, without being influenced by a DC offset component of circuit elements making up a feedback loop, and an imaging device including such the front-end signal processing circuit, are provided. The front-end signal processing circuit includes a feedback loop made up of a luminance detecting/digitizing section and a black level clamp section, and clamps a black level of an output signal of an image sensor to a prescribed set level. The front-end signal processing circuit further includes an offset correction section. The offset correction section stores an offset value being a difference between a signal level of an OB region of the image sensor and the prescribed level, subtracts the offset value from a digital luminance signal corresponding to an effective pixel region of the image sensor, and outputs the obtained signal.
摘要:
Each of n signal transition detection sections detects a transition of the signal level of at least one of a first input signal or a second input signal corresponding to the signal transition detection section. A time-division control section outputs a control pulse according to a system clock when a signal transition is detected by at least one of the n signal transition detection sections. Each of n output switching sections outputs either the first or the second input signal corresponding to the output switching section as a multiplexed signal according to the control pulse.
摘要:
A front-end signal processing circuit that stabilizes a black level of an output signal of an image sensor in a prescribed set level, without being influenced by a DC offset component of circuit elements making up a feedback loop, and an imaging device including such the front-end signal processing circuit, are provided.The front-end signal processing circuit includes a feedback loop made up of a luminance detecting/digitizing section and a black level clamp section, and clamps a black level of an output signal of an image sensor to a prescribed set level. The front-end signal processing circuit further includes an offset correction section. The offset correction section stores an offset value being a difference between a signal level of an OB region of the image sensor and the prescribed level, subtracts the offset value from a digital luminance signal corresponding to an effective pixel region of the image sensor, and outputs the obtained signal.