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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Vincent Quiquempoix, Divonne les bains, FR;
Alexandre Barreto, Morges, CH;
Assignee:
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/00 (2006.01); H03M 1/34 (2006.01); H03M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/34 (2013.01); H03M 1/001 (2013.01); H03M 1/002 (2013.01); H03M 1/1245 (2013.01);
Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter includes circuitry for receiving an analog input and converting the input to a digital signal; and non-transitory control circuitry configured for: receiving a sampling time; receiving a conversion time; determining a power up time from at least one sleep mode; and causing the digital-to-analog converter to enter into the at least one sleep mode if the sum of the power up time and conversion time is less than the sampling time.