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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2004
Applicant:
Arlo Aude, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Arlo Aude, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pipelined analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in which one less pipeline stage is needed while the output ADC stage has its resolution increased by one bit, thereby advantageously providing for decreased circuit area, lower power consumption and endpoint correction, with minimal additional circuitry.