SELF-CALIBRATING HIGH-SPEED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER

Abstract

A precisely self-calibrating high-speed analog to digital converter is disclosed, wherein the aspect ratios of tri-state inverters are adjusted to fine-tune threshold voltage as comparators. And the multiplexers composed of tri-state inverters amplify the signal from the output of comparators. Their switches of tri-state inverters may be properly controlled to select the optimal channels and reduce unnecessary power consumption. The calibration circuitry utilizes under-sampling to calculate the duty cycles of comparators, selecting the optimal comparators and channels. By the way, the invention may avoid process variation.