Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yong Bin Lim

Jeong Hoon Kang

Jaehoon Lee

Dong Hyun Sohn

Wan Gi Park

Ga Young Jo

Byoung Hak Kim

Jae Hoon Lee

Seunghyun Oh

Wan Don Kim

Young Sea Cho

A low dropout (LDO) regulator includes an operational amplifier connected to a capacitor receiving an input voltage through a first end and storing an offset voltage through a second end, a first transistor configured to control an electrical connection between the input voltage and the first end of the operational amplifier, a second transistor configured to control an electrical connection between the first end of the operational amplifier and a first node, a third transistor configured to control an electrical connection between an output end of the operational amplifier and a second node, and a fourth transistor configured to control an electrical connection between a second end of the operational amplifier and the output end of the operational amplifier.

Low dropout regulator providing variable offset and analog to digital conversion circuit including the same

An analog-to-digital converter is provided. An analog-to-digital converter includes a comparator including a first input node receiving an output of a plurality of first unit capacitors and a second input node receiving an output of a plurality of second unit capacitors, a control logic configured to output first and second control signals on the basis of an output signal of the comparator, and a reference voltage adjustment circuit configured to adjust an output voltage provided to the comparator on the basis of the first and second control signals. The reference voltage adjustment circuit comprises a first pull-up circuit configured to apply a first reference voltage to each of the plurality of first unit capacitors and a first pull-down circuit configured to apply a second reference voltage to each of the plurality of second unit capacitors, based on v.

Analog digital converter and method for analog to digital converting in the analog digital converter

An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes a first comparator configured to generate a first comparison signal on a basis of a first asynchronous clock signal generated from a sampling clock signal, and a second comparator configured to generate a second comparison signal on a basis of a second asynchronous clock signal generated by a first comparison operation completion signal. The ADC includes a first control logic configured to output a first control signal on a basis of the first comparison signal and a second control logic configured to output a second control signal on a basis of the second comparison signal. The ADC includes a first reference signal adjusting circuit configured to adjust a first reference signal on a basis of the first control signal and a second reference signal adjusting circuit configured to adjust a second reference signal on a basis of the second control signal.

Analog-to-digital converter and analog-to-digital conversion method using the same

A home appliance is provided. The home appliance includes a main body having an opening, a door disposed on one side of the main body, the door being configured to open or close the opening, and a damping assembly configured to be operated by the door. The damping assembly includes a first lever installed in the main body, the first lever being configured to be movable when the door is pressed, a second lever connected to the first lever, and a cylinder connected to the second lever, the cylinder being configured to be movable in a direction that is parallel to a movement path of the first lever.

Home appliance

An analog-to-digital converting circuit for converting an analog signal into a digital signal includes a plurality of reference voltage generators each generating a reference voltage, a plurality of reference voltage decoupling capacitors respectively corresponding to the reference voltage generators, and an analog-to-digital converter generating a comparison voltage based on the reference voltage and generating the digital signal corresponding to the analog signal based on a result of comparing the comparison voltage with the analog signal. At least one different combination of the reference voltage generators and the reference voltage decoupling capacitors is connected to the analog-to-digital converter in each of a plurality of conversion periods.

Analog-to-digital converting circuit receiving reference voltage from alternatively switched reference voltage generators and reference voltage capacitors and operating method thereof

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