Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Analog-to-digital conversion and method of analog-to-digital conversion
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Application No.: US15773149Application Date: 2016-10-27
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Publication No.: US10340936B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Adi Xhakoni , Tim Blanchaert
- Applicant: ams Sensors Belgium BVBA
- Applicant Address: BE Antwerp
- Assignee: ams Sensors Belgium BVBA
- Current Assignee: ams Sensors Belgium BVBA
- Current Assignee Address: BE Antwerp
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: EP15193533 20151106
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/075964 WO 20161027
- International Announcement: WO2017/076748 WO 20170511
- Main IPC: H03M1/12
- IPC: H03M1/12 ; H03M1/18 ; H03M1/56 ; H04N5/357 ; H04N5/365 ; H04N5/378

Abstract:
An analog-to-digital converter (110) for an imaging device comprises an analog signal input (123) for receiving an analog signal from a pixel array of the imaging device and N ramp signal inputs (121, 122) for receiving N ramp signals, where N is an integer ≥2. The N ramp signals have different slopes. The ADC has a clock input (143) for receiving at least one clock signal. A comparison stage (120) is connected to the ramp signal inputs and to the analog signal input. The comparison stage (120) is configured to compare the ramp signals with the analog signal to provide comparison outputs during the conversion period. A control stage (130) is configured to control a counter stage (140) based on the comparison outputs and a selection input indicative of when at least one handover point has been reached during the conversion period.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180323795A1 ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION AND METHOD OF ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION Public/Granted day:2018-11-08
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