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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Neil Deutscher, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Bryan Kris, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H03M 1/50 (2006.01); H03M 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/50 (2013.01); H03M 1/1245 (2013.01); H03M 1/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
An analog to digital converter (ADC) includes voltage inputs, a transconductor configured to convert the voltage inputs into currents, current-controlled oscillators, a counter, and digital logic. The current-controlled oscillators propagate respect currents from the transconductor. The counter is configured to count repeated traversal of one or more oscillators. The digital logic is configured to, based upon results from the counter, provide a code configured to indicate a value of associated voltage input.