Successive approximation analog to digital conversion circuit and method having optimized linearity

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APP PUB NO 20230421165A1
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18211852

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The present invention discloses a SAADC circuit having optimized linearity. A lower-bit capacitor array includes lower-bit capacitors. A higher-bit capacitor array includes unit capacitors. In an initializing mode, a control circuit sorts the unit capacitors according to unit capacitances thereof such that the unit capacitors are configured to be higher-bit capacitors having a linearity parameter within a predetermined range. In an operation mode, the capacitor array receives an analog input signal and a reference voltage to generate an analog output signal, a comparator generates a comparison result according to the analog output signal and the control circuit generates an enabling signal according to the comparison result based on the successive approximation mechanism to selectively enable the higher-bit and the lower-bit capacitors to connect to the reference voltage by using the capacitor enabling circuit and outputs a digital output signal according to the final comparison result.

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REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONNO 2 INNOVATION RD II HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK HSINCHU 30076

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
HUANG, SHIH-HSIUNG HSINCHU, TW 139 320
LIU, KAI-YIN HSINCHU, TW 23 30
WANG, WEI-JYUN HSINCHU, TW 16 9
WU, CHIEN-MING HSINCHU, TW 76 364

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