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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Pyxalis, Moirans, FR;
Inventor:
Pierre-Adrien Pinoncely, Miribel Lanchatre, FR;
Assignee:
Pyxalis, Moirans, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/34 (2006.01); H03K 23/00 (2006.01); H03M 7/16 (2006.01); H03K 4/06 (2006.01); H03M 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 23/005 (2013.01); H03K 4/06 (2013.01); H03M 1/36 (2013.01); H03M 7/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An N-bit Gray counter, with N an integer greater than 1, comprises a string of N logic cells connected in cascade, wherein each logic cell comprises an input port for a succession of clock pulses, a circuit for generating a Gray count bit having an output port for the Gray count bit and a circuit for generating a clock signal having a clock output port linked to the input port of the following logic cell. An analog-digital converter of ramp type using such a Gray counter is also provided.