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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H03M 1/42 (2006.01); H03M 1/38 (2006.01); H03M 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/42 (2013.01); H03M 1/38 (2013.01); H03M 1/403 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a differential voltage signal at first and second inputs of a comparator and selectively providing the differential voltage signal to one of a first conversion path and a second conversion path of the comparator during a conversion phase to determine a digital value corresponding to the differential voltage signal. The first and second conversion paths including first and second pluralities of gain stages, respectively. The method further includes coupling the selected one of the first conversion path and the second conversion path to an output to provide the digital value.