HYBRID ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER

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15586015

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An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit includes a first ADC stage comprising a first successive approximation register (SAR) circuit that is configured to convert a current analog input signal into a first digital signal corresponding to a most-significant-bits (MSB) portion of a current digital output signal, and to generate a residual voltage corresponding to a voltage value difference between the current analog input signal and the first digital signal; a second ADC stage, coupled to the first ADC stage, comprising an amplifier circuit that is configured to amplify the residual voltage; and a third ADC stage, coupled to the second ADC stage, comprising a second SAR circuit that is configured to convert the amplified residual voltage into a second digital signal corresponding to a least-significant-bits (LSB) portion of the current digital output signal when the first SAR circuit receives a subsequent analog input signal.

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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD8 LI-HSIN RD 6 HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK HSINCHU 300-78

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gandara, Miguel San Jose, US 2 24
KINYUA, Martin Cedar Park, US 68 396
Soenen, Eric Austin, US 112 728

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