SENSING AN EXTERNAL STIMULUS USING A GROUP OF CONTINUOUS-TIME NYQUIST RATE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS IN A ROUND-ROBIN MANNER

    公开(公告)号:US20190190535A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:US16219812

    申请日:2018-12-13

    申请人: INVENSENSE, INC.

    发明人: Vadim Tsinker

    摘要: Facilitating a reduction in sensor system latency, circuit size, and current draw utilizing a group of continuous-time Nyquist rate analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) in a round-robin manner is presented herein. A sensor system can comprise a group of sensors that generate respective sensor output signals based on an external excitation of the sensor system; a multiplexer that facilitates a selection, based on a sensor selection input, of a sensor output signal of the respective sensor output signals corresponding to a sensor of the group of sensors; a sense amplifier comprising a charge or voltage sensing circuit that converts the sensor output signal to an analog output signal; and a continuous-time Nyquist rate analog-to-digital converter of the group of continuous-time Nyquist rate ADCs that converts the analog output signal to a digital output signal representing at least a portion of the external excitation of the sensor system.