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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Chau-chin Su, Hsinchu, TW;
Hung-wen LU, Hsinchu, TW;
Shun-min Chi, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a precisely self-calibrating high-speed analog to digital converter the aspect ratios of tri-state inverters are adjusted to fine-tune threshold voltage as comparators. And the multiplexers composed of tri-state inverters amplify the signal from the output of comparators. Their switches of tri-state inverters may be properly controlled to select the optimal channels and reduce unnecessary power consumption. The calibration circuitry utilizes under-sampling to calculate the duty cycles of comparators, selecting the optimal comparators and channels. By the way, the invention may avoid process variation.