Abstract:
In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first input of a comparator for an analog to digital converter (ADC). The first input is coupled to a first capacitive network. The circuit further includes a second input of the comparator for the ADC. The second input is coupled to a second capacitive network. The first capacitive network includes a first set of capacitors where a first plate of the first set of capacitors is selectively coupled to an input signal. The second capacitive network includes a second set of capacitors where a second plate of the first set of capacitors is selectively coupled to the input signal. The first plate and the second plate are opposite plates of the first set of capacitors and the second set of capacitors.
Abstract:
Pumping current into a regeneration latch of a comparator, including: a first transistor configured to receive a first constant current from a first constant current source; a first current mirror coupled to the first transistor and configured to provide a first bias current, wherein the first transistor substantially mirrors the first constant current into the first bias current in the first current mirror; a second transistor configured to receive a second constant current from a second constant current source; a second current mirror coupled to the second transistor and configured to provide a second bias current, wherein the second transistor substantially mirrors the second constant current into the second bias current in the second current mirror; and a third transistor configured to combine the first bias current and the second bias current, wherein the third transistor pumps the combined bias current into the regeneration latch.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first input of a comparator for an analog to digital converter (ADC). The first input is coupled to a first capacitive network. The circuit further includes a second input of the comparator for the ADC. The second input is coupled to a second capacitive network. The first capacitive network includes a first set of capacitors where a first plate of the first set of capacitors is selectively coupled to an input signal. The second capacitive network includes a second set of capacitors where a second plate of the first set of capacitors is selectively coupled to the input signal. The first plate and the second plate are opposite plates of the first set of capacitors and the second set of capacitors.