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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Hajime Shibata, Toronto, CA;
Inventor:
Hajime Shibata, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Analog Devices Technology, Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/38 (2006.01); H03M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A converter may include multiple converter stages connected in series. Each converter stage may receive a clock signal and an analog input signal, and may generate an analog output signal and a digital output signal. Each converter stages may include an encoder generating the digital output signal, a decoder generating a reconstructed signal, a delaying converter generating a delayed signal, and an amplifier generating a residue signal, wherein the delayed signal may be a continuous current signal.