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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Fang-shi Jordan Lai, Chia Yi, TW;
Kuo-ming Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsu-feng Hsueh, Tainan, TW;
Cheng Yen Weng, Hsinchu, TW;
Yung-fu Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Fang-Shi Jordan Lai, Chia Yi, TW;
Kuo-Ming Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsu-Feng Hsueh, Tainan, TW;
Cheng Yen Weng, Hsinchu, TW;
Yung-Fu Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) including a plurality of comparators connected to the ADC. The ADC further includes a first pair of terminals and a second pair of terminals connected to each of the plurality of comparators. The ADC further includes a first pair of switches coupled to each of the first pair of terminals and a second pair of switches coupled to each of the second pair of terminals, where the first and second pair of switches are configured to alternate a corresponding comparator between normal operation and a calibration configuration. Comparators other than the corresponding comparator are configured for normal operation if the corresponding comparator is configured to be calibrated.