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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Chien-Ming Wu, Hsinchu County, TW;
Liang-Huan Lei, Kaohsiung, TW;
Shih-Hsiung Huang, Miaoli County, TW;
Assignee:
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a pipelined analog-to-digital converter (ADC) including a sub-ADC, a multiplying digital-to-analog converter (MDAC) and a decoder. The decoder provides a ground signal for the MDAC. The sub-ADC is electrically connected to a ground pad via a first metal trace, and the decoder is electrically connected to the ground pad via a second metal trace.