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公开(公告)号:US11916563B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-27
申请号:US17427061
申请日:2020-03-09
Inventor: Jun'Ichi Naka , Koji Obata , Junji Nakatsuka , Hiroki Yoshino , Masaaki Nagai
CPC classification number: H03M1/0626
Abstract: Provided are an analog-to-digital (AD) converter, a sensor processing circuit, and a sensor system capable of improving responsiveness of feedback control. 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 sensor before first output part outputs the first digital data.
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公开(公告)号:US11677411B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US17442088
申请日:2020-02-28
Inventor: Junji Nakatsuka , Hiroki Yoshino , Jun'ichi Naka , Koji Obata , Masaaki Nagai
Abstract: An A/D converter includes an A/D conversion unit and an output unit. The A/D conversion unit includes a second A/D converter (successive approximation register A/D converter) and generates first digital data having a first number of bits and second digital data having a second number of bits, where the second number of bits is smaller than the first number of bits. The output unit provides first output information that is the first digital data and also provides second output information based on the second digital data. The output unit provides the second output information before providing the first output information.
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公开(公告)号:US10340868B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-02
申请号:US15594075
申请日:2017-05-12
Inventor: Koji Obata , Kazuo Matsukawa
Abstract: An amplifier circuit includes a first input branch circuit including a first sampling capacitor, a second input branch circuit including a second sampling capacitor, an averaging capacitor, and a subtraction capacitor, a feedback capacitor, and an operational amplifier. The first sampling capacitor samples an input voltage in a first time period and outputs a first voltage. The second sampling capacitor samples the input voltage in the first time period and outputs a second voltage. The averaging capacitor takes an average of the second voltage in the second time period and outputs a third voltage. The subtraction capacitor receives the third voltage in the first time period. The subtraction capacitor subtracts the first voltage from the third voltage and outputs a fourth voltage in the second time period. The operational amplifier is connected to the feedback capacitor and amplifies the fourth voltage. The first and second time periods are repeated alternately.
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公开(公告)号:US11611349B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-21
申请号:US17427060
申请日:2020-03-13
Inventor: Koji Obata , Jun'ichi Naka , Junji Nakatsuka , Hiroki Yoshino , Masaaki Nagai
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.
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公开(公告)号:US12278647B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-15
申请号:US18245815
申请日:2021-06-10
Inventor: Jun'ichi Naka , Koji Obata
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.
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公开(公告)号:US12206430B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-21
申请号:US18022071
申请日:2021-06-15
Inventor: Koji Obata
IPC: H03M1/46
Abstract: A comparator compares a differential voltage between a voltage to be converted as an analog input voltage and a comparative voltage generated by a D/A converting unit with a comparison reference voltage. A switching circuit selectively connects a capacitor, associated with the analog input voltage selected as the voltage to be converted, to an output terminal of an integrator. The integrator integrates the differential voltage in a state where an A/D converting section has performed conversion operation on a least significant bit. A comparison reference voltage generating unit uses, as the comparison reference voltage, a charge voltage for the capacitor associated with the analog input voltage selected as the voltage to be converted.
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公开(公告)号:US11664815B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US17442303
申请日:2020-02-28
Inventor: Masaaki Nagai , Hiroki Yoshino , Junji Nakatsuka , Jun'ichi Naka , Koji Obata
IPC: H03M3/00
Abstract: A digital filter is used in an A/D converter and includes a first filter and second filter. The first filter outputs first digital data by performing filter processing on output of an A/D conversion unit included in the A/D converter. The second filter outputs second digital data by performing filter processing on the output of the A/D conversion unit. The second digital data has either a lower resolution or a smaller effective number of bits than the first digital data does. The second filter outputs the second digital data before the first filter outputs the first digital data.
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