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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2010
Applicant:
Suat Utku Ay, Moscow, ID (US);
Inventor:
Suat Utku Ay, Moscow, ID (US);
Assignee:
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H03M 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/123 (2013.01); H03M 1/56 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
An analog-to-digital (ADC) converter is disclosed that uses aspects of a single-slope ramp ADC, but with jump steps in the ramp voltage to increase speed. A programmable ramp generator can be used to dynamically modify a voltage level associated with the jump step. By programming a voltage level of the jump, a user can dynamically modify the speed of the ADC during operation.