| 摘要 |
An analog-to-digital converter comprising a minimal amount of circuitry for conversion of an input analog signal to a series of digital bits. A differential comparator is provided for generating digital values to which the digital bits correspond. A pair of digital-to-analog converters are provided for generating, via successive approximation, a differential feedback analog signal based on bits previously generated by the differential comparator. The analog-to-digital converter compares the differential feedback analog signal to the input analog signal, and based on the comparison generates a digital value that corresponds to a digital bit. In the method of the invention, an analog signal is converted to a digital value using the analog-to-digital converter, and a pair of digital-to-analog converters each generate, via successive approximation, a differential feedback analog signal that is applied to a differential comparator for comparison to the input analog signal being digitized.
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