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Patent No.:

US 8994568 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2013
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Karthik Nagarajan, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Dinesh J Alladi, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H03M 1/06 (2006.01); H03M 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); H03M 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2013.01); H03M 1/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/3296 (2013.01); H03M 1/0604 (2013.01); H03M 1/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling supply voltage for a successive approximation register analog to digital converter and comparator common mode voltage. The method comprises: measuring a successive approximation register conversion time; comparing the successive approximation register conversion time with a desired conversion time; and if necessary, performing a closed loop adjustment of at least one of the supply and/or comparator common mode voltage. The apparatus consists of a common mode voltage and regulator correction module. The common mode voltage and regulator correction module includes a phase frequency detector, a charge pump and may include a transconductance cell.


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