Band-pass analog-to-digital converter using bidirectional voltage-controlled oscillator

    公开(公告)号:US11838028B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US17687110

    申请日:2022-03-04

    CPC classification number: H03M1/1215 H03M1/1245

    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a band-pass analog-to-digital converter (ADC) using a bidirectional voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) including a first converter configured to receive an analog input signal and quantize the analog input signal according to a first clock signal to output a first digital signal, a second converter configured to receive the analog input signal and quantize the analog input signal in a time-interleaving manner according to a second clock signal, which has a phase opposite to that of the first clock signal, to output a second digital signal, and a multiplexer configured to receive the first and second digital signals and select one of the two signals in response to the first clock signal to finally output a digital output signal.

    Semiconductor device
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    发明授权
    Semiconductor device 有权
    半导体器件

    公开(公告)号:US09490788B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-08

    申请号:US14856432

    申请日:2015-09-16

    CPC classification number: H03K5/135 H03K2005/00019 H03L7/0814

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first variable delay circuit that delays inputted multiphase signals according to a delay control signal, a selection circuit that selects and outputs two signals of signals output from the first variable delay circuit, a second variable delay circuit that delays one of the two signals according to the delay control signal, a phase comparison circuit that compares a phase of a signal outputted by the second variable delay circuit with a phase of the other of the two signals, a filter that updates the delay control signal according to a signal outputted by the phase comparison circuit, and a delay control signal selection circuit that provides the delay control signal to the first variable delay circuit or the second variable delay circuit.

    Abstract translation: 一种半导体器件包括:第一可变延迟电路,其根据延迟控制信号延迟输入的多相信号;选择电路,选择和输出从第一可变延迟电路输出的信号的两个信号;第二可变延迟电路, 根据所述延迟控制信号的两个信号;相位比较电路,其将由所述第二可变延迟电路输出的信号的相位与所述两个信号中的另一个的相位进行比较;滤波器,其根据信号更新所述延迟控制信号 由相位比较电路输出的延迟控制信号选择电路和向第一可变延迟电路或第二可变延迟电路提供延迟控制信号的延迟控制信号选择电路。

    Asynchronous clock signal generator and semiconductor device for correcting multi-phase signals using asynchronous clock signal

    公开(公告)号:US10566961B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US16279719

    申请日:2019-02-19

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a delay circuit configured to adjust a delay amount of multi-phase input signals to output multi-phase signals; a clock generator configured to output a clock signal that is not synchronized with an input signal which corresponds to one of the multi-phase signals; a detector circuit configured to generate a pulse signal corresponding to a phase difference between a reference signal corresponding to a predetermined one of the multi-phase signals and a comparison signal corresponding to a selected one of the multi-phase signals and to sample the pulse signal according to the clock signal; and a controller circuit configured to output a delay control signal for controlling a delay amount of the multi-phase input signals or controlling a delay amount of the comparison signal according to a result of calculating an output of the detector circuit and a reference value corresponding to the phase difference.

    Asynchronous clock signal generator and semiconductor device for correcting multi-phase signals using asynchronous clock signal

    公开(公告)号:US10250243B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US15658272

    申请日:2017-07-24

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a delay circuit configured to adjust a delay amount of multi-phase input signals to output multi-phase signals; a clock generator configured to output a clock signal that is not synchronized with an input signal which corresponds to one of the multi-phase signals; a detector circuit configured to generate a pulse signal corresponding to a phase difference between a reference signal corresponding to a predetermined one of the multi-phase signals and a comparison signal corresponding to a selected one of the multi-phase signals and to sample the pulse signal according to the clock signal; and a controller circuit configured to output a delay control signal for controlling a delay amount of the multi-phase input signals or controlling a delay amount of the comparison signal according to a result of calculating an output of the detector circuit and a reference value corresponding to the phase difference.

    BAND-PASS ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER USING BIDIRECTIONAL VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220376697A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17687110

    申请日:2022-03-04

    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a band-pass analog-to-digital converter (ADC) using a bidirectional voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) including a first converter configured to receive an analog input signal and quantize the analog input signal according to a first clock signal to output a first digital signal, a second converter configured to receive the analog input signal and quantize the analog input signal in a time-interleaving manner according to a second clock signal, which has a phase opposite to that of the first clock signal, to output a second digital signal, and a multiplexer configured to receive the first and second digital signals and select one of the two signals in response to the first clock signal to finally output a digital output signal.

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