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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2010
Sachin D Dasnurkar, San Diego, CA (US);
Sachin D Dasnurkar, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM, Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus configured for built in self test (BiST) of analog-to-digital convertors (ADCs) is described. The apparatus includes an ADC to be tested. The apparatus includes a ramp generator. The ramp generator provides a voltage ramp to the ADC. The apparatus further includes feedback circuitry for the ramp generator. The feedback circuitry maintains a constant ramp slope for the ramp generator. The apparatus includes an interval counter. The interval counter provides a timing reference.
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