Current source referenced high speed analog to digitial converte

Details Current source referenced high speed analog to digitial converte Current source referenced high speed analog to digitial converte

1996-12-19

1998-09-29

Williams, Howard L.

Coded data generation or conversion

Analog to or from digital conversion

Analog to digital conversion

341155, H03M 136, H03M 142

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058151079

ABSTRACT:
An architecture for a high speed analog current to digital voltage converter particularly suited for integrated circuit applications. As preferably implemented, an analog signal of current form and an associated reference current are generated on a source integrated chip. The reference current line and one or more analog current lines transmit data between the source and a receiving integrated circuit chips. The high speed converter utilizes current mirrors to simultaneously evaluate the analog inputs and determine the digital equivalents through current comparisons using currents derived from the reference current. The architecture provides for switching of current sources in lower order bits responsive to the detection of input currents enabling higher order bits. Since switching of lower order bits by higher order bits is accomplished simultaneously, the analog current to digital voltage conversion is accomplished within one switch period while retaining the relatively high accuracy.

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