摘要:
An apparatus and method for processing signals in the analog domain. A signal is derived from analog circuit properties that is shift and scale invariant. Although the circuit properties are not quantized as in traditional digital signal processing, the signal is immune from effects of the properties, such as common mode noise, absolute voltage or current level, finite settling time, etc., as a digital signal would be. The shift and scale invariance allows for mathematical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of signals. By combining these operations, various circuits may be constructed, including a voltage controlled amplifier, a time gain amplifier, and an analog-to-digital converter. The circuits are constructed using almost no non-linear, active devices, and will thus use less power for a given speed than comparable digital devices, and will often be faster as there are no delay elements and no need to wait for the circuit properties to settle.
摘要:
Described herein are apparatus and methods for digitally enhancing digital-to-analog converter (DAC) resolution. A digitally enhanced DAC includes a decoder circuit configured to convert a N-bit input data to at least N code bits, a digital enhancement circuit configured to logically operate on a least significant bit (LSB) of the N-bit data, and a switching network including at least N DAC unit elements, where a least significant DAC unit element is controlled by the digital enhancement circuit to output a factored nominal current or voltage when a logical operation outputs a defined logic level for the LSB and to output a nominal current or voltage absent output of the defined logic level and a remaining DAC unit elements are controlled by a remaining code bits of the at least N code bits. This provides a N+1 bit resolution for the DAC without increasing the at least N DAC unit elements.
摘要:
A register and an analog-digital converter capable of detecting signal distortion in high-radiation environments are provided. The register includes: a signal input terminal receiving a digital signal; and a digital single event transient (DSET) detection unit detecting whether information of the digital signal input through the signal input terminal is distorted, wherein the DSET detection unit includes a first output terminal through which a first detection signal is output, the first detection signal being used to determine whether at least one of rising edge timing information and falling edge timing information of the digital signal is distorted.
摘要:
A system for processing signals may be configured to detect occurrence of particular errors, comprising meta-stability events, during digital conversion to analog signals, and to handle any detected meta-stability event, such as by adjusting at least a portion of a corresponding digital output based on detection of the meta-stability event. The adjusting of the digital output may comprise setting at least the portion of the digital output, such as to one of a plurality of predefined digital values or patterns. The system may comprise a code generator for generating and/or outputting the predefined digital values or patterns. The system may comprise a selector for adaptively selecting, for portions of the digital output, between output of normal processing path and between predefined values or patterns.
摘要:
The disclosure provides a circuit. The circuit includes an amplifier and a digital to analog converter (DAC). The amplifier receives a reference voltage at an input node of the amplifier. The DAC is coupled to the amplifier through a refresh switch. The DAC includes one or more current elements. Each current element of the one or more current elements receives a clock. The DAC includes one or more switches corresponding to the one or more current elements. A feedback switch is coupled between the one or more switches and a feedback node of the amplifier. The DAC provides a feedback voltage at the feedback node of the amplifier.
摘要:
A system including a converter, a buffer, and an offset adjust circuit. The converter is configured to provide, based on a digital input signal, a first output current. The buffer is configured to provide, based on the first output current, a second output current to an output pin. The offset adjust circuit is in communication with the first output current and is configured to, based on the second current at the output pin, adjust the first output current to compensate for a current offset at the output pin.
摘要:
A differential analog-digital converter is provided. The converter comprises a decision unit for evaluating a potential difference between two input signal lines, a number of charging units for each input signal line each configured to add a predetermined charge onto the respective input signal line, a number of discharging units for each input signal line each configured to remove a predetermined charge from the respective input signal line and a control unit for selectively switching each of the charging units and discharging units so that depending on one result of evaluating the potential difference between the two input signal lines one of the input signal lines is charged by adding the predetermined charge of the respective switched charging unit while the respective other of the input signal lines is discharged by removing the predetermined charge of the respective switched discharging unit.
摘要:
Provided is a successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC) including a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) generating and outputting first and second level voltages based on first and second analog input signals and a reference voltage signal; a comparator comparing the first and second level voltages and outputting a comparison signal according to a comparison result; and an SAR logic generating a digital signal based on the comparison signal, wherein the DAC includes: first and second input switches controlling reception of the first and second analog input signals, respectively; a first discharge switch connected electrically to the first input switch, the first discharge switch discharging leakage current according to an operation of the first input switch; and a second discharge switch connected electrically to the second input switch, the second discharge switch discharging leakage current according to an operation of the second input switch.
摘要:
Provided is a successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC) including a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) generating and outputting first and second level voltages based on first and second analog input signals and a reference voltage signal; a comparator comparing the first and second level voltages and outputting a comparison signal according to a comparison result; and an SAR logic generating a digital signal based on the comparison signal, wherein the DAC includes: first and second input switches controlling reception of the first and second analog input signals, respectively; a first discharge switch connected electrically to the first input switch, the first discharge switch discharging leakage current according to an operation of the first input switch; and a second discharge switch connected electrically to the second input switch, the second discharge switch discharging leakage current according to an operation of the second input switch.
摘要:
A high-quality Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) is used to calibrate a difference attributable to a capacitor mismatch in a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC). The present invention is advantageous in that it can fabricate a low-power high-resolution ADC by calibrating an error attributable to a capacitor mismatch through a digital background calibration apparatus and method using a Successive Approximation Register (SAR).