Patent ID: 6127959
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: H03M

Abstract:
An n-bit flash analog-to-digital converter for receiving an analog signal and generating an n-bit binary data in response thereto, said flash analog-to-digital converter comprising:a half code generator for receiving the analog signal and outputting a one-bit middle code and a (m/2-1)-bit half thermometer code in response to a system clock signal, wherein m=2.sup.n and n is a positive integer;a code generator for receiving the middle code and the (m/2-1)-bit half thermometer code, performing a logic operation with respect to the middle code and the half thermometer code, and outputting an operation result as a (m-1)-bit full thermometer code; andan encoder for encoding the (m-1)-bit full thermometer code into the n-bit binary data.