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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2024
Yuan-ju Chao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yuan-Ju Chao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a Successive Approximation Register (SAR) Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) capable of handling large input voltage ranges beyond the supply voltage (VDD) through integrated voltage attenuation. By introducing a series capacitor (Cx) between the input and the Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) capacitors, the SARADC achieves input voltage attenuation without the need for external resistor dividers. The proposed configuration supports both single-ended and differential modes, allowing the SARADC to process wide-ranging input voltages while minimizing power consumption, circuit complexity, and silicon area.
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