Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor device and semiconductor device operating method
- Patent Title (中): 半导体器件和半导体器件的操作方法
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Application No.: US14267790Application Date: 2014-05-01
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Publication No.: US09306593B2Publication Date: 2016-04-05
- Inventor: Takahiro Kawano
- Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Kawasaki-Shi, Kanagawa
- Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
- Current Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kawasaki-Shi, Kanagawa
- Agency: McGinn IP Law Group, PLLC
- Priority: JP2013-114404 20130530
- Main IPC: H03M1/12
- IPC: H03M1/12 ; H03M1/50

Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes an analog-digital converter circuit. The analog-digital converter circuit includes a delay cell array and an encoder. The delay cell array contains n number of serially-coupled delay cells, receives a reference clock signal, and utilizes an analog input signal as the power supply voltage for the delay cells in each stage. The encoder encodes an output signal from the delay cell in each stage for the delay cell array and outputs the encoded output signal as a digital output signal. The n number of delay cells includes delay quantities weighted for each delay cell. The encoder encodes the output signal of the delay cells in each stage for the delay cell array by weighting corresponding to the number of delay cell stage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140354461A1 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE OPERATING METHOD Public/Granted day:2014-12-04
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