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Variable Precision Tandem Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)

Abstract

This paper describes an analog-to-digital signal converter which varies its precision as a function of input slew rate (maximum signal rate of change), in order to best follow the input in real time. It uses Flash and Successive Approximation (SAR) conversion techniques in sequence.

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Successive approximation ADC Analog-to-digital converter Flash ADC Slew rate Digital-to-analog converter Analog signal Computer science SIGNAL (programming language) Electronic engineering Flash (photography) Function (biology) Control theory (sociology) Engineering Digital signal processing Artificial intelligence Electrical engineering Voltage Capacitor Physics Comparator

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Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
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