A/D converter and sensor system including the same

    公开(公告)号:US12278647B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-15

    申请号:US18245815

    申请日:2021-06-10

    Abstract: A D/A converting unit generates a comparative voltage corresponding to a target bit falling within a range from a most significant bit through a least significant bit. A comparator determines a value of the target bit by comparing a differential voltage between an output signal of an input switching unit and a comparative voltage generated by the D/A converting unit with a reference voltage. An integrator integrates a conversion error. In a first conversion operation of converting a first signal, a control unit sets, based on a result obtained by the integrator, the reference voltage for use when the first signal to be provided next time as the output signal by the input switching unit is A/D converted. In a second conversion operation of A/D converting a second signal, the control unit sets the reference voltage at a constant voltage level.

    Analog-to-digital converter, sensor system , and test system

    公开(公告)号:US11611349B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US17427060

    申请日:2020-03-13

    Abstract: Provided are an analog-to-digital (AD) converter, a sensor system, and a test system capable of reducing the time for test processing. AD converter includes input part, AD conversion part, first output part, and second output part. The analog signal output from sensor is input to input part. AD conversion part digitally converts an analog signal to generate first digital data and second digital data. First output part outputs the first digital data to control circuit. Second output part outputs the second digital data to test controller before first output part outputs the first digital data. In the test mode, test controller determines whether or not sensor system including sensor is in an abnormal state on the basis of the second digital data.

    Differential amplifier circuit and radar device

    公开(公告)号:US10389317B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US15465583

    申请日:2017-03-21

    Abstract: A differential amplifier circuit comprises: first and second input terminals; first and second output terminals; a first transistor comprising a gate terminal connected to the first input terminal; a second transistor comprising a gate terminal connected to the second input terminal; a first resistor connected between the source terminal of the first transistor and the source terminal of the second transistor; a third transistor comprising a drain terminal connected to the source terminal of the first transistor, a gate terminal connected to the drain terminal of the first transistor, and a source terminal connected to the first output terminal; a fourth transistor comprising a drain terminal connected to the source terminal of the second transistor, a gate terminal connected to the drain terminal of the second transistor, and a source terminal connected to the second output terminal; first to fourth current sources; and second and third resistors.

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