Daniel Aaron Black

US Patent:

D573929, Jul 29, 2008

Filed:

Mar 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

29/273922

Inventors:

Daniel K. Black - West Valley City UT, US

International Classification:

1216

US Classification:

D12203

US Patent:

7733254, Jun 8, 2010

Filed:

Jun 26, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/147254

Inventors:

Kent F. Smith - Holladay UT, US
Daniel J. Black - Draper UT, US
Steve R. Jacobs - Salt Lake City UT, US

Assignee:

Slicex, Inc. - Sandy UT

International Classification:

H03M 1/38
H03M 1/00

US Classification:

341135, 341155, 341156, 341161

Abstract:

A pipelined current mode analog-to-digital converter, including: a plurality of stages each having a first sample and hold circuit configured to receive an analog signal having a current; the sample and hold circuit having at least first and second outputs; the first output having a current from a current copier configured to copy the analog signal; the second output having a current from a current mirror configured to mirror the analog signal; a current mode analog-to-digital converter configured to create a digital signal from the second output, the second output being connected to an input of the analog-to-digital converter; and a current mode digital-to-analog converter configured to convert the digital signal back to an analog signal, wherein an output of the digital-to-analog converter is subtracted from the first output of the sample and hold circuit.