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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2012
Anthony R. Bonaccio, Shelburne, VT (US);
Frank R. Keyser, Iii, Colchester, VT (US);
Martin L. Schmatz, Rueschlikon, CH;
Benjamin T. Voegli, Burlington, VT (US);
Anthony R. Bonaccio, Shelburne, VT (US);
Frank R. Keyser, III, Colchester, VT (US);
Martin L. Schmatz, Rueschlikon, CH;
Benjamin T. Voegli, Burlington, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes a plurality of ADC blocks each including: at least one ADC unit configured to convert an analog input to a digital output; and a digital gain controller configured to adjust a reference voltage of the at least one ADC unit based on a comparison of an actual output of the at least one ADC unit to an expected output of the at least one ADC unit.