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Title: Method and apparatus for low power analog-to-digital conversion

Abstract

A method and apparatus for analog-to-digital conversion. An Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) includes M ADC.sub.j, j=1, 2, . . . , M. Each ADC.sub.j comprises a number of cells each of which comprises a first switch, a second switch, a current sink and an inverter. An inverter of a cell in an ADC.sub.j changes state in response to a current associate with an input signal of the ADC.sub.j exceeding a threshold, thus switching on the next cell. Each ADC.sub.j is enabled to perform analog-to-digital conversion on a residual current of a previous ADC.sub.j-1 after the previous ADC.sub.j-1 has completed its analog-to-digital conversion and has been disabled.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1107572
Patent Number(s):
8547271
Application Number:
13/474,060
Assignee:
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03M - CODING
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-98CH10886
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

De Geronimo, Gianluigi, and Nambiar, Neena. Method and apparatus for low power analog-to-digital conversion. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
De Geronimo, Gianluigi, & Nambiar, Neena. Method and apparatus for low power analog-to-digital conversion. United States.
De Geronimo, Gianluigi, and Nambiar, Neena. Tue . "Method and apparatus for low power analog-to-digital conversion". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1107572.
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