IP Library Granted Patent US 8,878,707
Granted Patent B1
US 8,878,707 · App. 13/967,819 · Granted Nov 4, 2014

Time-interleaved skew reduced pipelined analog to digital converter

Inventors: Tao Wang (Costa Mesa, CA); Chun-Ying Chen (Irvine, CA); Massimo Brandolini (Mission Viejo, CA); Wei-Te Chou (Lake Forest, CA)
Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
H03M1/002H03M1/1245
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Patent No.
US 8,878,707
App. No.
13/967,819
Granted
Nov 4, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system includes a first storage element to store an input signal for a first sampling lane for a SHA-less stage. A first switch is connected with the first storage element, the first switch to control when the first storage element stores the input signal for sampling on the first sampling lane. A second switch is connected in series with the first switch, the second switch to control an instance for sampling the input signal stored on the first storage element for the first sampling lane.

Claims (29)

1. A system, comprising:

a first storage element to store an input signal for a first sampling lane for a SHA-less stage;

a first switch connected with the first storage element, the first switch to control when the first storage element stores the input signal for sampling on the first sampling lane; and

a second switch connected in series with the first switch, the second switch to control an instance for sampling the input signal stored on the first storage element for the first sampling lane.

2. The system of claim 1 , further including a first clock to generate a first clock signal, the first clock signal to control an instance for switching the first switch.

3. The system of claim 2 , where the first switch switches on a falling edge of the first clock signal.

4. The system of claim 1 , further including a second clock to generate a second clock signal, the second clock signal to control an instance for switching the second switch.

5. The system of claim 4 , further including a second sampling lane for sampling the input signal, where the second clock signal further controls an instance for sampling on the second sampling lane.

6. The system of claim 4 , further including a plurality of sampling lanes, where the second clock signal controls an instance for sampling the input signal on the plurality of sampling lanes.

7. The system of claim 1 , further including an analog-to-digital converter connected with the input signal, the analog-to-digital converter to quantize the input signal.

8. The system of claim 7 , further including a first clock to generate a first clock signal, the first clock signal to control an instance for switching the first switch, and a second clock to generate a second clock signal, the second clock signal to control an instance for switching the second switch.

9. The system of claim 8 , further including a second storage element, the second storage element to hold the input signal for quantization.

10. The system of claim 7 , further comprising an amplifier connected with an output of the first storage element, the amplifier to amplify a difference between the sampled signal and the quantized signal.

11. The system of claim 1 , where the first switch and the second switch comprise a multi-gate finfet or mosfet device.

12. The system of claim 1 , where the sampling comprises a SHA-less operation.

13. A method, comprising:

switching a first switch based on a first clock signal to determine a first lane of the plurality of sampling lanes to be sampled;

switching a second switch based on a second clock signal to determine an instance to sample to the input signal; and

sampling an input signal for a plurality of sampling lanes of a SHA-less stage based on the first switch and the second switch.

14. The method of claim 13 , where the second clock signal is based on a global clock for the first lane and additional sampling lanes.

15. The method of claim 13 further comprising quantizing the input signal after sampling.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising amplifying the quantized signal.

17. A quantization circuit, comprising:

a first lane including a first switch, a first hold element and a first quantizer;

a second lane including a second switch, a second hold element and a second quantizer;

a third switch connected between an input for a signal and the first switch and the second switch, the first switch to send the signal to the first quantizer and the second switch to send the signal to the second quantizer, the third switch to control an instance that the signal is sent to the first quantizer or the second quantizer.

18. The quantization circuit of claim 17 , further comprising buffers to hold the signal for sampling.

19. The quantization circuit of claim 17 , where the capacitor comprises a hold element.

20. The quantization circuit of claim 17 , where the first quantizer and the second quantizer comprise a multiplying digital to analog converter.

Assignments (7)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 9,385,856 TO 9,385,756 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 47349 FRAME: 001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Mar 22, 2019
From: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EFFECTIVE DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 047229 FRAME 0408. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE THE EFFECTIVE DATE IS 09/05/2018. Recorded Oct 29, 2018
From: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
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MERGER Recorded Oct 4, 2018
From: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
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TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 3, 2017
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: BROADCOM CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2017
From: BROADCOM CORPORATION
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: BROADCOM CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 037806/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2013
From: WANG, TAO; CHEN, CHUN-YING; BRANDOLINI, MASSIMO; CHOU, WEI-TE
To: BROADCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031037/0127 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 61845858 · Jul 12, 2013