VOLTAGE TO TIME CONVERTER, ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER, AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING AN ANALOG VOLTAGE

Waqas Siddiqui (Inventor), Okko Järvinen (Inventor), Vishnu Unnikrishnan (Inventor), Marko Kosunen (Inventor), Kari Stadius (Inventor), Jussi Ryynanen (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

Voltage to time converter comprises a differential input (201) with a first node (301) and a second node (302), for receiving an input voltage in the form of a potential difference between said first and second nodes (301, 302). A clock input (202) is provided for receiving a clock signal (CK), and a sample and hold circuit (203) is coupled to said differential input (201) for temporarily storing a sample of said input voltage according to a sampling schedule defined by said clock signal (CK). A level shifter (204) is coupled to said sample and hold circuit (203) for controllably shifting a level of the stored sample to produce a level-shifted sample. A ramp generator (205) generates a ramp voltage according to a conversion schedule defined by said clock signal (CK). A comparator (206) is configured to compare the generated ramp voltage to a threshold and to output a stop signal (STOP) in response to said ramp voltage reaching said threshold. Said ramp generator (205) is configured to use said level-shifted sample as an offset in generating said ramp voltage.

Original languageEnglish
Patent numberWO2020233818
IPCH03M 1/ 56 A I
Priority date23/05/2019
Publication statusPublished - 26 Nov 2020
MoE publication typeH1 Granted patent

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