Pipelined analog-to-digital converter incorporating variable input gain and pixel read out analog front end having the same

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PATENT NO 9609259
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15005392

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A pipelined ADC incorporating variable input gain has a novel first stage generating a first digital output and a residue according to an analog input. The first stage comprises a novel MDAC. The MDAC comprises an operational amplifier, a feedback capacitor, a first sampling capacitor and a second sampling capacitor. First terminals of the feedback capacitor, the first sampling capacitor and the second sampling capacitor are connected to an inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier. A non-inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected to a ground. In a sampling phase, second terminals of the feedback capacitor, the first sampling capacitor and the second sampling capacitor are connected to the analog input. In a charge transferring phase, second terminals of the feedback capacitor, the first sampling capacitor and the second sampling capacitor are respectively connected to the output terminal, a flash ADC output and the ground.

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  • PIXART IMAGING (PENANG) SDN. BHD.

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Tiew, Kei Tee Penang, MY 6 77

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