Circuit, apparatus, and method for converting analog signals into digital signals
First Claim
1. An analog-to-digital converter, comprising:
- a sample and hold tree comprising a first level and at least one additional level, each level comprising one or more sample and hold circuits operable to sample an input voltage and produce a corresponding output voltage, wherein the input voltage sampled by the one or more sample and hold circuits in each additional level comprises the output voltage from the one or more sample and hold circuits in a preceding level;
a plurality of comparators, each comparator operable to compare the output voltage from one of the sample and hold circuits with one of a plurality of reference voltages; and
a state machine operable to receive outputs from the comparators and generate a digital output value.
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Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter includes a sample and hold tree having a first level and at least one additional level. Each level includes one or more sample and hold circuits operable to sample an input voltage and produce a corresponding output voltage. The input voltage sampled by the one or more sample and hold circuits in each additional level represents the output voltage from the one or more sample and hold circuits in a preceding level. The analog-to-digital converter also includes a plurality of comparators. Each comparator is operable to compare the output voltage from one of the sample and hold circuits with one of a plurality of reference voltages. In addition, the analog-to-digital converter includes a state machine operable to receive outputs from the comparators and generate a digital output value.
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20 Claims
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1. An analog-to-digital converter, comprising:
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a sample and hold tree comprising a first level and at least one additional level, each level comprising one or more sample and hold circuits operable to sample an input voltage and produce a corresponding output voltage, wherein the input voltage sampled by the one or more sample and hold circuits in each additional level comprises the output voltage from the one or more sample and hold circuits in a preceding level;
a plurality of comparators, each comparator operable to compare the output voltage from one of the sample and hold circuits with one of a plurality of reference voltages; and
a state machine operable to receive outputs from the comparators and generate a digital output value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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an interface operable to receive an incoming signal; and
an analog-to-digital converter comprising;
a sample and hold tree comprising a first level and at least one additional level, each level comprising one or more sample and hold circuits operable to sample an input voltage and produce a corresponding output voltage, wherein the input voltage sampled by the one or more sample and hold circuits in the first level comprises the incoming signal, and wherein the input voltage sampled by the one or more sample and hold circuits in each additional level comprises the output voltage from the one or more sample and hold circuits in a preceding level;
a plurality of comparators, each comparator operable to compare the output voltage from one of the sample and hold circuits with one of a plurality of reference voltages; and
a state machine operable to receive outputs from the comparators and generate a digital output value corresponding to the incoming signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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sampling an input voltage to produce a first output voltage using a first sample and hold circuit;
comparing the first output voltage to a first threshold to identify a first bit of a digital value;
sampling the input voltage to produce a second output voltage using one of a plurality of second sample and hold circuits, the second sample and hold circuit selected based on the first bit; and
comparing the second output voltage to a second threshold to identify a second bit of the digital value. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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