Operation stage of pipeline analog-to-digital converter and analog-to-digital converter thereof
AssigneeRealtek Semiconductor Corp.
InventorShih-Hsiung Huang
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AssigneeRealtek Semiconductor Corp.
InventorShih-Hsiung Huang
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An ADC receives a first input signal and a second input signal and outputs a digital signal. The first input signal is a common-mode voltage plus a voltage difference, and the second input signal is the common-mode voltage minus the voltage difference. The ADC includes a voltage conversion circuit and multiple comparators. The voltage conversion circuit generates an intermediate voltage according to the first input signal, the second input signal, and the common-mode voltage. The comparators compare the intermediate voltage with N times a reference voltage, where N is greater than or equal to negative one and less than or equal to one. The intermediate voltage is the common-mode voltage plus or minus M times the voltage difference, where M is two to the power of R, and R is a positive integer.
An operation stage of a pipeline analog-to-digital converter (pipeline ADC), wherein the operation stage is configured to generate a first output signal and a second output signal according to a first input signal and a second input signal, the first input signal is a common-mode voltage plus a voltage difference, and the second input signal is the common-mode voltage minus the voltage difference, the operation stage comprising:
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC), wherein the ADC is configured to receive a first input signal and a second input signal and output a digital signal, the first input signal is a common-mode voltage plus a voltage difference, and the second input signal is the common-mode voltage minus the voltage difference, the ADC comprising:
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