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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1977
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1975
Anthony John Ley, New Canaan, CT (US);
Eric Metcalf, Ropley, EN;
The Solartron Electronic Group Limited, Farnborough, EN;
Abstract
The analogue storage circuit includes a charge transfer device such as a charge-coupled device (CCD) and a quantizing circuit. The charge transfer device is arranged to shift an analogue signal from its input to its output, the analogue signal being subject to a change in magnitude during such shifting. The quantizing circuit receives the analogue signal from the output of the charge transfer device and quantizes that signal at a respective one of several substantially discrete levels. The quantizing circuit is arranged to apply the quantized analogue signal to the input of the charge transfer device, whereby in operation the analogue signal is circulated round the loop defined by the charge transfer device and the quantizing circuit. The quantizing circuit is further arranged to quantize the analogue signal, upon each subsequent receipt thereof, at the same one of the discrete levels. The storage circuit is provided with an input for introducing the analogue input signal to be stored, into the loop defined by the charge transfer device and the quantizing circuit.