1-Of-N A/D converter

Details 1-Of-N A/D converter 1-Of-N A/D converter

2005-12-06

2005-12-06

JeanPierre, Peguy (Department: 2819)

Coded data generation or conversion

Analog to or from digital conversion

With particular solid state devices

C341S150000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06972702

ABSTRACT:
A flash analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Each comparator of the flash ADC has an OFF-ON-OFF transfer function. For each analog value to be converted, only one comparator is in the ON condition, and the other comparators are in the OFF condition. In this way, the average power consumption of the flash ADC is much less than the average power consumption of prior similar devices.

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