Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Comparator noise reduction by means of a programmable bandwidth
- Patent Title (中): 通过可编程带宽实现比较器降噪
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Application No.: US13249824Application Date: 2011-09-30
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Publication No.: US08446307B2Publication Date: 2013-05-21
- Inventor: Robert Johansson , Steffen Skaug , Timothy Bales
- Applicant: Robert Johansson , Steffen Skaug , Timothy Bales
- Applicant Address: KY George Town
- Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: KY George Town
- Main IPC: H03M1/12
- IPC: H03M1/12

Abstract:
A comparator including a preamplifier amplifying a first signal and a second signal to produce a first amplified signal on a first output terminal and a second amplified signal on a second output terminal. The comparator also includes a capacitor, a clamp and a latch coupled in parallel to the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the preamplifier. A control circuit is coupled to the variable capacitor and the clamp and is configured to close the clamp during a first time period to cause the first amplified signal and the second amplified signal to bypass the capacitor and the latch, and open the clamp during a second time period following the first time period to cause the first amplified signal and the second amplified signal to be coupled to the capacitor and the latch. The capacitor filters the amplified signals, and the latch produces a digital output signal of the comparator based on the filtered signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130057422A1 COMPARATOR NOISE REDUCTION BY MEANS OF A PROGRAMMABLE BANDWIDTH Public/Granted day:2013-03-07
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