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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2016
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Lars Sundström, Södra Sandby, SE;
Martin Anderson, Löddeköpinge, SE;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A TI ADC circuit () comprises a plurality of L analog inputs (---) and a plurality of L digital outputs (---). The i:th analog input (-) is for receiving an i:th analog input signal. The i:th digital output (-) is for outputting an i:th digital output signal, which is a digital representation of the i:th analog input signal. TI ADC circuit () comprises a set () of sub ADCs (-—-K). The TI ADC circuit () is configured to generate one sample of each of the L digital output signals per conversion cycle. Each sub ADC (-—-K) is configured to generate a digital output sample in M conversion cycles, wherein M is an integer >1. The number K of sub ADCs in the set () of sub ADCs (-—-K) exceeds L·M. TI ADC circuit () comprises a control circuit () configured to select, for each input sample of each of the L analog input signals, which available sub ADC (-—-K) in the set () of sub ADCs that should operate on that input sample, such that at least some of the sub ADCs (-—-K), over time, operate on input samples of each of the L analog input signals.