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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Yujendra Mitikiri, Hyderabad, IN;
Yujendra Mitikiri, Hyderabad, IN;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An analog to digital converter (ADC) containing a sub-ADC to resolve at least some of the bits using successive approximation principle (SAP), while providing various improvements. According to one aspect, another sub-ADC is used to resolve some of the bits in parallel. According to another aspect, the sub-ADC using SAP is implemented using a charge redistribution principle, while another sub-ADC does not rely on charge conservation. According to yet another aspect of the present invention, a same component operates as a comparator when the sub-ADC using SAP resolves the corresponding bits, and operates as an amplifier when the sub-ADC generates a residue signal.