H03M1/36

Analog-to-digital conversion system and analog-to-digital conversion method

An analog-to-digital conversion system includes: a first conversion device configured to communicate with a first analog-to-digital converter configured to convert a first analog signal into a first digital signal; a second conversion device configured to communicate with a second analog-to-digital converter configured to convert a second analog signal into a second digital signal; a first reference low power supply; and a second reference low power supply. The first conversion device is configured to correct the first digital signal, based on a variation amount of a second reference low voltage or a second reference low current. The second conversion device is configured to correct the second digital signal, based on a variation amount of a first reference low voltage or a first reference low current.

MULTISTAGE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS FOR CROSSBAR-BASED CIRCUITS
20220399899 · 2022-12-15 ·

In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus including a crossbar circuit is provided. The crossbar circuit may include a plurality of cross-point devices with programmable conductance, a transimpedance amplifier (TIA), and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The TIA is configured to produce an output voltage based on an input current corresponding to a summation of current from a first plurality of the cross-point devices. The ADC is configured to generate a digital output corresponding to a digital representation of the output voltage of the TIA. To generate the digital output, the ADC is to generate, using a comparator, a first plurality of bits (e.g., MSBs) of the digital output by performing a coarse conversion process and a second plurality of bits (e.g., LSBs) of the digital output by performing a fine conversion process on a sample-and-hold voltage produced in the coarse conversion process.

Conversion and folding circuit for delay-based analog-to-digital converter system

An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having an input operable to receive an input voltage, V.sub.IN, and an output operable to output a digital code representative of V.sub.IN, the ADC including: a voltage-to-delay circuit having an input and an output, the input of the voltage-to-delay circuit coupled to the input of the ADC; a folding circuit having an input and an output, the input of the folding circuit coupled to the output of the voltage-to-delay circuit; and a time delay-based analog-to-digital converter backend having an input and a digital code output coupled to the output of the ADC, the input of the time delay-based analog-to-digital converter backend coupled to the output of the folding circuit.

FRONT-END CIRCUIT PERFORMING ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION AND TOUCH PROCESSING CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME

A touch processing circuit includes: a front-end circuit including an amplifier, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a third capacitor, and a plurality of switches each having two ends that are selectively connected each other, the front-end circuit being configured to process an input signal varying according to a touch; and a controller controlling the plurality of switches so that the front-end circuit is configured as a first circuit that accumulates deviation of the input signal between a first phase and a second phase during an integration period and a second circuit that converts the accumulated deviation into a digital signal during a conversion period.

Sensing circuit and display apparatus having the same

A sensing circuit includes a first input selecting circuit connected to a first sensing line and a second sensing line, a first path setting circuit that sets a path of a first sensing signal received from the first sensing line or a path of a second sensing signal received from the second sensing line, a second path setting circuit that sets a path of a sensing reference voltage, a first switch matrix connected to the first path setting circuit and the second path setting circuit, a first mode setting circuit connected to a first output terminal of the first switch matrix, a first common sensing amplifier connected to the first mode setting circuit, a second mode setting circuit connected to a second output terminal of the first switch matrix, and a second common sensing amplifier connected to the second mode setting circuit.

Sensing circuit and display apparatus having the same

A sensing circuit includes a first input selecting circuit connected to a first sensing line and a second sensing line, a first path setting circuit that sets a path of a first sensing signal received from the first sensing line or a path of a second sensing signal received from the second sensing line, a second path setting circuit that sets a path of a sensing reference voltage, a first switch matrix connected to the first path setting circuit and the second path setting circuit, a first mode setting circuit connected to a first output terminal of the first switch matrix, a first common sensing amplifier connected to the first mode setting circuit, a second mode setting circuit connected to a second output terminal of the first switch matrix, and a second common sensing amplifier connected to the second mode setting circuit.

Flash analog to digital converter and calibration method

A flash analog to digital converter includes double differential comparator circuits and a calibration circuit. Each double differential comparator circuit compares a first input signal with a corresponding voltage in a first set of reference voltages, and compares a second input signal with a corresponding voltage in a second set of reference voltages, in order to generate a corresponding signal in first signals. The calibration circuit outputs a first test signal to be the first input signal and outputs a second test signal to be the second input signal in a test mode, and calibrates a common mode level of each of the first input signal and the second input signal, or calibrates at least one first reference voltage in the first set of reference voltages and at least one second reference voltage in the second set of reference voltages according to a distribution of the first signals.

Flash analog to digital converter

A flash analog to digital converter includes a voltage generator circuit, an encoder circuit, and first and second double differential amplifier circuits. The voltage generator circuit generates reference voltages according to first and second voltages. The encoder circuit generates a digital signal corresponding to an input signal according to first signals. The first double differential amplifier circuit compares the input signal with a first reference voltage in the reference voltages, to generate a corresponding one of the first signals. The second double differential amplifier circuit compares the input signal with a second reference voltage in the reference voltages, to generate a corresponding one of the first signals. A difference between the first voltage and the first reference voltage is less than that between the first voltage and the second reference voltage, and the first and the second double differential amplifier circuits have different circuit architectures.

RF DAC with improved HD2 and cross-talk performance by shadow switching in bleeder path
11394393 · 2022-07-19 · ·

A DAC cell includes first and second transistors, drain-source coupled at a first node, a gate of the second transistor coupled to a data input (D), and third and fourth transistors, drain-source coupled at a second node, a gate of the fourth transistor coupled to a complement of the data input (DB). The circuit further includes first and second shadow transistors each coupled between the first node and ground, a gate of the first shadow transistor coupled to a switching input (S) and a gate of the second shadow transistor coupled to a complement of the switching input (SB). The circuit still further includes third and fourth shadow transistors each coupled between the second node and ground, a gate of the third shadow transistor coupled to S and a gate of the fourth shadow transistor coupled to SB.

Tracking analog-to-digital converter for power converters

A tracking analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for a power converter includes a first tracking loop and a second tracking loop. The first tracking loop is configured to track a voltage input to the tracking ADC using one or more comparators and has a re-clocking circuit to mitigate the impact of comparator output metastability, but introduces multi-cycle latency which increases a residual error of the voltage tracking provided by the first tracking loop. The second tracking loop is configured to supplement the voltage tracking provided by the first tracking loop and to reduce the residual error of the voltage tracking for dynamic changes at the voltage input. The second tracking loop has a single-cycle latency and is implemented with logic that is less sensitive to logic errors due to comparator metastability. Corresponding methods of voltage tracking and an electronic system are also described.