Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low power comparator for use in SAR ADCs
- Patent Title (中): 低功率比较器用于SAR ADC
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Application No.: US12857976Application Date: 2010-08-17
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Publication No.: US08258991B2Publication Date: 2012-09-04
- Inventor: Seetharaman Janakiraman
- Applicant: Seetharaman Janakiraman
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent John J. Patti; Wade J. Brady, III; Frederick J. Telecky, Jr.
- Priority: IN1624/CHE/2010 20100611
- Main IPC: H03M1/38
- IPC: H03M1/38

Abstract:
Successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) generally use one or more comparators to convert an analog signal to a digital signal. These comparators, however, can consume a great deal of power, so it is desirable to have a comparator configuration that consumes less power. Here, a multi-bandwidth comparator is provided, which can be switched between different coarse resolution and fine resolution. By using this single multi-bandwidth comparator, lower power consumption with a small amount of area can be achieved.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110304490A1 LOW POWER COMPARATOR FOR USE IN SAR ADCS Public/Granted day:2011-12-15
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