Adding circuit suitable for sigma-delta modulator circuits

摘要

An adding circuit is disclosed. The adding circuit includes storage capacitors and switching or switching means, the storage capacitors being charged up via voltage signals to be added during a first clock phase. During a second clock phase, the storage capacitors are connected in parallel, with the result that a charge equalization occurs. After the charge equalization, the voltage dropped across the parallel-connected storage capacitors is equal to a sum of the signals to be added except for a scaling factor. In one embodiment, the adding circuit is used in a sigma-delta modulator circuit.