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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2015
Intersil Americas Llc, Milpitas, CA (US);
Anthony John Allen, Campbell, CA (US);
Intersil Americas LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A system, circuit and method for converting a differential voltage signal including a high common mode voltage component to a ground referenced signal are disclosed. For example, a circuit for converting a differential voltage signal including a high common mode voltage component to a ground referenced signal is disclosed. The circuit includes a comparator configured to receive a differential voltage signal including a high common mode voltage component, and output a digital signal associated with the differential voltage signal. The circuit also includes a level shifter configured to receive the digital signal and shift the level of the digital signal to a low level, and an integrator configured to receive the digital low level signal and output a ramping voltage associated with the low level signal. Furthermore, the circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the ramping voltage and output a digital bit-stream associated with the ramping voltage.