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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2019
Nuvoton Technology Corporation, Hsinchu Science Park, TW;
Che-Hao Chiang, Yuanlin, TW;
Szu-Wei Chang, Taoyuan, TW;
NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Hsinchu Science Park, TW;
Abstract
A successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter includes a comparator circuit, a capacitor group, an additional capacitor and a control circuit. The comparator circuit compares voltages at first and second input terminals thereof to generate a comparison result. The capacitor group and the additional capacitor are coupled to the first input terminal. The control circuit controls voltages of capacitors of the capacitor group according to the comparison result. In a first period, the control circuit provides a first voltage to the first input terminal and the additional capacitor, and provides an analog signal to the capacitors. In a second period, the control circuit stops providing the first voltage and controls a specific capacitor of the capacitor group to enter into a floating state. In a third period, the control circuit provides a second voltage to the additional capacitor. The second voltage is lower than the first voltage.