JP2018537914A - 非同期逐次比較型アナログ−デジタル変換器ならびに関連する方法および装置 - Google Patents
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[0001] 本出願は、代理人整理番号B1348.70018US00の下で2015年12月2日に出願され、“ASYNCHRONOUS SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION ANALOG−TO−DIGITAL CONVERTER AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS”と題された米国特許出願第14/957,418号の利益を米国特許法第120条の下で主張する継続出願であり、前記特許出願は参照によりその全体が本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- 少なくとも1つの超音波トランスデューサと、
前記少なくとも1つの超音波トランスデューサに結合された複数の非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)であって、前記複数の非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)の少なくとも1つが、サンプルアンドホールドステージと、デジタル−アナログ変換器(DAC)と、比較器と、SAR制御器とを有する、複数の非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)と、
を含む装置であって、
前記SAR制御器が、サンプルアンドホールドステージへの入力アナログ信号をサンプルアンドホールドステージにサンプリングさせる第1の制御信号を生成し、および比較器に前記サンプリングされた入力アナログ信号を前記DACの出力信号と比較させる第2の制御信号を生成するように構成され、前記比較器の出力は、個々のビット変換に対応するDAC更新イベントを生じさせるように構成されている、装置。 - 前記少なくとも1つの超音波トランスデューサが、M×Nアレイの超音波トランスデューサを含む、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記DAC更新イベントが前記装置のシステムクロックに同期されない、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)の他のビットの変換が、前記装置の前記システムクロックに同期されない、請求項3に記載の装置。
- 前記非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)の最上位ビット(MSB)の変換が、前記装置のシステムクロックまたはサンプリングクロックに同期される、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)の1つより多いが全てではないビットの変換が同期する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 次のビットの変換が前記DAC更新イベントによってトリガされる、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 複数の超音波トランスデューサと複数の非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)とを有する超音波装置であって、各超音波トランスデューサがそれぞれ非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)に結合され、前記複数の非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)のそれぞれがサンプルアンドホールドステージと、デジタル−アナログ変換器(DAC)と、比較器と、SAR制御器とを有する超音波装置を作動する方法であって、
第1の制御信号に応答して、1つの非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)の第1のビットを変換することと、
前記変換に応答して前記1つの非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)内のDACを更新することと、
第2の制御信号に応答して、前記1つの非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)の1つまたは複数の追加ビットを変換し、前記DACを更新することと、を含み、
前記第1および第2の制御信号の両方が前記SAR制御器によって生成され、前記第1の制御信号は、前記サンプルアンドホールドステージにサンプルアンドホールドステージへの入力アナログ信号をサンプリングさせ、前記第2の制御信号は、前記比較器に前記サンプリングされた入力アナログ信号を前記DACの出力信号と比較させる、方法。 - 前記第1の制御信号が、システムクロックを用いて生成される、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の制御信号のクロックレートがほぼサンプリング周波数である、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記第2の制御信号に応答して前記1つまたは複数の追加ビットを変換することが、前記システムクロックを用いて同期されない、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記非同期逐次比較レジスタ(SAR)アナログ−デジタル変換器(ADC)の1つより多いが全てではないビットの変換が同期的である、請求項8に記載の方法。
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