Patent attributes
An analog to digital converter that first converts an analog input voltage into first and second periodic signals having a phase difference there between that is a function of the analog input voltage and then introduces the first periodic signal into a forward direction data path through a series of consecutive delay cells so that the first periodic signal propagates through the cells via the first series of delay elements in a first direction, and introduces the second periodic signal into a reverse direction data path through the same series of delay cells so that the second periodic signal propagates through the cells via the second series of delay elements in an opposite direction, and using the second periodic signal to latch the first periodic signal in each cell so as to generate an output signal for each cell, said output signals of said cells collectively indicating the unique cell in which the leading edges of corresponding pulses in the first and second directions met, and decoding the outputs of the cells to generate a digital binary output value.
