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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2001
Roberto Bardelli, Fino Mornasco, IT;
Mario Tarantola, Bareggio, IT;
STMicroelectronics s.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A successive-approximation analog-digital converter including a logic control circuit timed by means of an external clock signal clock. The logic control circuit includes a register containing a first digital signal formed of N bits, which is the product of a first analog-digital conversion. The logic control circuit is suitable for producing a second digital signal formed of N bits through a second analog-digital conversion in N clock cycles. This analog-digital converter converts the second digital signal sent by the logic circuit to a second analog signal. A comparator compares the first analog signal with the second analog signal which has been input to the analog-digital converter. The converter includes a device which enables the increase of the first analog signal in output from the digital-analog converter and in input to the comparator by a preset value (Voffs) when the bit of the first digital signal which corresponds in position to the bit of the second digital signal which must be decided in a clock cycle is zero.