A 14-bit 12 μV/LSB resolution A/D converter for sensors using only digital circuit with low-pass filter effect

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages 677-680

  Watanabe, Takamoto ^a   Mizuno, Tamotsu ^a   Makino, Yasuaki ^a  

^a DENSO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A/D CONVERSION; A/D CONVERTER; AD CONVERTERS; BASIC STRUCTURE; COMPACT SIZE; DELAY LINE; DELAY TIME; DELAY UNITS; FREQUENCY COUNTERS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-FREQUENCY NOISE; LOW VOLTAGES; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; POWER CONSUMPTION; SAMPLING TIME;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SENSORS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

LOW PASS FILTERS;

EID: 0013208924     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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