发明名称 |
n-BIT CONVERTER WITH n-1 MAGNITUDE AMPLIFIERS AND n COMPARATORS |
摘要 |
A serial-type A/D converter that uses magnitude amplifiers ("magamps") and comparators for effecting the conversion of analog signals to Gray scale code signals that are then converted to binary digital signals by a Gray scale code-to-binary portion of the serial-type A/D converter. More specifically, a serial-type A/D converter that uses an n-bit converter that has n-1 magamps and n-comparators. The n-1 magamps are cascaded such that the VOL and VOH outputs of a stage is the inputs to the next stage. The output of the comparators are input to the Gray scale code-to-binary portion of the serial A/D converter. The latching of the comparators occurs outside of the magamps. This allows for the parallel latching of the n comparators. The speed of the serial-type A/D converter is determined by the bandwidth of the magamps. The serial-type A/D converter includes an offset method that significantly reduces the effects of early voltage, VA, on the output waveforms. Each stage of the serial-type A/D converter may have any desired gain and not limited to a particular gain. |
申请公布号 |
WO9617437(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1996.06.06 |
申请号 |
WO1995US15467 |
申请日期 |
1995.11.29 |
申请人 |
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. |
发明人 |
MURDEN, FRANK;MORELAND, CARL, W. |
分类号 |
H03F3/26;H03F3/45;H03M1/44 |
主分类号 |
H03F3/26 |
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