Patent classifications
H03M1/361
SUM-OF-PRODUCTS CALCULATION APPARATUS
A sum-of-products calculation apparatus is provided. The sum-of-products calculation apparatus includes an analog-to-digital conversion circuit having an encoder circuit and multiple inverters. The inverters have different threshold voltages, and generate bit signals in response to an analog sum-of-products signal. The encoder circuit encodes the bit signals to generate a digital signal.
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.
COMPUTE IN MEMORY SYSTEM
A computing device in some examples includes an array of memory cells, such as 8-transisor SRAM cells, in which the read bit-lines are isolated from the nodes storing the memory states such that simultaneous read activation of memory cells sharing a respective read bit-line would not upset the memory state of any of the memory cells. The computing device also includes an output interface having capacitors connected to respective read bit-lines and have capacitance that differ, such as by factors of powers of 2, from each other. The output interface is configured to charge or discharge the capacitors from the respective read bit-lines and to permit the capacitors to share charge with each other to generate an analog output signal, in which the signal from each read bit-line is weighted by the capacitance of the capacitor connected to the read bit-line. The computing device can be used to compute, for example, sum of input weighted by multi-bit weights.
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.
Gain correction for multi-bit successive-approximation register
A system has a digital-to-analog converter; a reference signal coupled to the digital-to-analog converter; a differential amplifier for applying gain, and for generating output signals as a function of sampled input signals, the reference signal, digital codes, and the gain applied by the differential amplifier coupled to the digital-to-analog converter; and a multi-bit successive-approximation register for determining the digital codes in successive stages coupled to the differential amplifier; and the gain applied by the differential amplifier is corrected based on previously determined digital codes.
Low-noise differential-output capacitor DAC
A capacitor-based digital-to-analog-converter produces a level-shifted analog outputs by precharging respective sets of output-generating capacitors to different applied potentials and then floating a common output of the sets of capacitors such that charge is redistributed among the capacitors through the common output to yield, across all the capacitors, a uniform precharge voltage that falls between the different applied potentials.
NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
A neuromorphic computing device includes a first memory cell array comprising a plurality of resistive memory cells and configured to output a plurality of read currents through a plurality of bit lines or source lines; a second memory cell array comprising a plurality of reference resistive memory cells and configured to output at least one reference current through at least one reference bit line or at least one reference source line; a current-to-voltage converting circuit configured to output a plurality of signal voltages respectively corresponding to the plurality of read currents and output at least one reference voltage corresponding to the at least one reference current; and an analog-to-digital converting circuit configured to convert the plurality of signal voltages to a plurality of digital signals using the at least one reference voltage and output the plurality of digital signals.
Analog-to-digital converter and image sensor having the same
An analog-to-digital converter configured to convert an analog signal into a digital signal includes a first converter configured to receive an input signal of an analog type, compare the input signal with a plurality of reference signals, select one of the plurality of reference signals based on the comparison, and output an upper bit that is a portion of the digital signal based on the selected reference signal, a second converter configured to perform an oversampling operation n times based on a residue signal indicating a difference between an upper analog signal corresponding to the upper bit value and the input signal and output an intermediate bit value of the digital signal corresponding to the first to n-th oversampling signals generated respectively during the oversampling operations performed n times, and a third converter configured to output a lower bit value of the digital signal corresponding to the n-th oversampling signal.
Analog-to-digital converter for a capacitive adiabatic logic circuit
An analog-to-digital converter for an adiabatic logic circuit, including at least one variable-capacitance cell, the cell including first and second main terminals and at least one control terminal insulated from its first and second main terminals and capable of receiving a control voltage to vary the capacitance between its first and second main terminals between a low value and a high value, wherein: the cell has its first main terminal coupled to a node of application of a variable periodic converter power supply voltage; the cell has its second main terminal coupled to a node for supplying a binary output signal of the converter; and the cell receives on its first control terminal an analog input voltage of the converter.
LOW-NOISE DIFFERENTIAL-OUTPUT CAPACITOR DAC
A capacitor-based digital-to-analog-converter produces a level-shifted analog outputs by precharging respective sets of output-generating capacitors to different applied potentials and then floating a common output of the sets of capacitors such that charge is redistributed among the capacitors through the common output to yield, across all the capacitors, a uniform precharge voltage that falls between the different applied potentials.