Patent ID: 8547271
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: H03M

Abstract:
1. An analog-to-digital converter, comprising M Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) ADC j , j=1, 2, . . . , M, M being an integer and greater than 1, and an ADC j , j=1, 2, . . . , M, comprising n j cells each of which comprises: a first switch comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being operatively coupled to an input signal of the ADC a second switch comprising a first end and a second end, the second end being operatively coupled to the second end of the first switch; a current sink operatively coupled to the second end of the first switch, the current sink being supplied by a current source; and an inverter comprising an input terminal and an output terminal, the input terminal being operatively coupled to the second end of the first switch and the second end of the second switch; wherein an ADC wherein when an ADC