High voltage monitoring successive approximation analog to digital converter
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H03M-001/12
A61N-001/36
A61N-001/372
H03M-001/38
H03M-001/80
H03M-001/00
H03M-001/46
H03M-001/68
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US-0693740
(2015-04-22)
등록번호
US-9682237
(2017-06-20)
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/ 주소
Lee, Edward K. F.
출원인 / 주소
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
대리인 / 주소
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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A successive approximation ADC made of a low voltage configurable differential amplifier and low voltage logic circuits which can convert a high voltage analog input to a digital equivalent. The differential amplifier can be configured as either an op amp or a comparator depending upon the mode of o
A successive approximation ADC made of a low voltage configurable differential amplifier and low voltage logic circuits which can convert a high voltage analog input to a digital equivalent. The differential amplifier can be configured as either an op amp or a comparator depending upon the mode of operation. An input capacitor C1 is switchably coupled to an electrode selected for voltage sampling. A switched capacitor array C2 is coupled across the differential amplifier input and output. A SAR coupled to the switched capacitor array provides a digital output corresponding to the sampled analog voltage. During a sampling interval and a charge transfer interval, the differential amplifier is configured as an op amp. During the transfer interval, the voltage on the input capacitor multiplied by the ratio C1/C2 is transferred to the switched capacitor array. During an analog to digital conversion interval, the ADC converts the analog voltage to an equivalent digital output.
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1. An analog to digital converter (ADC) comprising: a switched capacitor array having a total capacitance value of C2;a differential amplifier selectably configurable as either an operational amplifier or a comparator, said differential amplifier having first and second inputs and an output, wherein
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An analog to digital converter (ADC) comprising: a switched capacitor array having a total capacitance value of C2;a differential amplifier selectably configurable as either an operational amplifier or a comparator, said differential amplifier having first and second inputs and an output, wherein the first input is coupled to a reference voltage and wherein the switched capacitor array is coupled across the second input and the output of the differential amplifier;an input capacitor switchably coupled between the differential amplifier second input and an analog voltage source adapted to provide an analog voltage signal to be converted to a digital output signal, said input capacitor having a capacitance value of C1;a successive approximation register coupled to the switched capacitor array and the differential amplifier output and configured to provide the digital output signal; anda logic signal generator configured to provide timing control logic signals to the other components of the ADC. 2. The ADC of claim 1, wherein the logic signal generator is arranged to charge the input capacitor to a value of the analog voltage signal and configure the differential amplifier as an operational amplifier during a sampling interval such that a virtual ground is established at the differential amplifier second input for facilitating charge transfer from the input capacitor to the switched capacitor array. 3. The ADC of claim 2, wherein the logic signal generator is arranged to transfer the analog voltage signal on the input capacitor multiplied by a ratio C1/C2 to the capacitor array during a transfer interval. 4. The ADC of claim 3, wherein the logic signal generator is arranged to configure the differential amplifier as a comparator for comparing the reference voltage to the voltage on the switched capacitor array, wherein capacitors in the switched capacitor array are switched for converting the voltage on the capacitor array to digital output bits for storage in the successive approximation register according to a comparator output in a successive approximation protocol during an analog to digital conversion interval to thereby provide the digital output signal. 5. The ADC of claim 1, wherein the switched capacitor array is coupled to the input capacitor via the differential amplifier such that a voltage transferred from the input capacitor to the switched capacitor array changes according to a ratio C1/C2. 6. The ADC of claim 5, wherein the capacitance value of C2 is greater than the capacitance value of C1. 7. The ADC of claim 1, wherein the timing control logic signals comprise a first logic signal for controlling a sampling interval, a second logic signal for controlling a transfer interval and a third logic signal for controlling an analog to digital conversion interval, wherein said first, second and third logic signals have logic states “1” and “0”, wherein switches controlled by respective first, second and third logic signals are closed when the respective controlling logic signal is at a logic “1” and open when the respective controlling logic signal is at a “0”. 8. The ADC of claim 7 further comprising a first switch controlled by the first logic signal and configured to switchably couple the analog voltage signal to the input capacitor. 9. The ADC of claim 8 further comprising a second switch controlled by the second logic signal and configured to switchably couple said input capacitor to ground. 10. The ADC of claim 9 further comprising a third switch controlled by the third logic signal and configured to switchably couple, through said input capacitor, the analog voltage signal to the differential amplifier second input. 11. The ADC of claim 10 further comprising a fourth switch controlled by the first logic signal and configured to couple the differential amplifier output to the differential amplifier second input so as to configure the differential amplifier as an op amp when the first logic signal is at logic “1”. 12. The ADC of claim 11 wherein the second switch is rated for a higher voltage than at least one of the first switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch. 13. An analog to digital converter comprising: a successive approximation analog-to-digital converter;an integral switched capacitor amplifier; anda differential amplifier comprising a negative input and a positive input, wherein the successive approximation analog-to-digital converter and the integral switched capacitor amplifier share the differential amplifier via connection to the negative input of the differential amplifier. 14. The analog to digital converter of claim 13, further comprising a successive approximation register. 15. The analog to digital converter of claim 14, wherein the successive approximation register comprises a logic signal generator. 16. The analog to digital converter of claim 15, wherein the logic signal generator is configured to generate a first signal directing the differential amplifier to operate as an opamp during a first period, and a second signal directing the differential amplifier to operate as a comparator during a second period. 17. The analog to digital converter of claim 16, further comprising an input capacitor coupled to the successive approximation analog-to-digital converter and the integral switched capacitor amplifier, wherein the input capacitor is charged during the first period. 18. The analog to digital converter of claim 17, wherein the input capacitor is discharged during the first period and subsequent to the charging of the input capacitor, and wherein the charge is transferred to a switched capacitor array. 19. A system comprising: an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert an analog signal to a digital signal, the analog-to-digital converter including: a differential amplifier comprising a positive input, a negative input, and an output, wherein the negative input is electrically coupled to an input capacitor, wherein the negative input and the output are electrically coupled to a switched capacitor array, wherein the differential amplifier is reconfigurable between an operational amplifier mode and a comparator mode; anda controller configured to reconfigure the differential amplifier between the operational amplifier mode and the comparator mode. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the analog-to-digital converter comprises a successive approximation analog-to-digital converter and a switched capacitor amplifier that share the differential amplifier. 21. The system of claim 20, further comprising a successive approximation register. 22. The system of claim 19, wherein the controller is configured to generate a first signal directing the differential amplifier to operate as an opamp during a first period, and a second signal directing the differential amplifier to operate as a comparator during a second period. 23. The system of claim 22, wherein the input capacitor is charged during the first period. 24. The system of claim 23, wherein the input capacitor is discharged during the first period and subsequent to the charging of the input capacitor, and wherein the charge is transferred to the switched capacitor array. 25. A method of converting an analog signal to a digital equivalent signal, comprising: sensing an analog attribute of an analog signal using a differential amplifier configured in an operational amplifier mode, wherein the differential amplifier comprises a positive input, a negative input, and an output, wherein the negative input is electrically coupled to a sampling capacitor, and wherein the negative input and the output are electrically coupled to a switched capacitor array; andconverting the sensed analog attribute to a digital signal using the differential amplifier configured in a comparator mode. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the digital signal indicates a presence or an absence of a short or open circuit. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the analog attribute of the analog signal comprises a voltage. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein sensing the analog attribute of the analog signal using the differential amplifier configured in the operational amplifier mode comprises: sampling an electrode to charge an input capacitor to the voltage of the analog signal; andtransferring the voltage from the input capacitor to the switched capacitor array.
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