Title :
A Non-Linear Flash Analog to Digital Architecture for Sinusoidal Input Signals
Author :
Berdanier, Charles A. ; Scanlan, John
Abstract :
We hypothesize that we can improve the footprint by using a static non-linear flash encoding scheme for Analog to Digital (A/D) converters for an important set of functions. This architecture can reduce the number of comparators and resisters in a flash converter by 25%..
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; encoding; analog-to-digital converters; comparators; flash analog-to-digital architecture; flash converter; nonlinear analog-to-digital architecture; resisters; sinusoidal input signals; static nonlinear flash encoding; Analog-digital conversion; Auditory system; Encoding; Frequency conversion; Humans; Nonlinear distortion; Quantization; Signal resolution; Sonar applications; Voltage; Analog to Digital; Conversion; Flash; Mixed signals;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 2008. NAECON 2008. IEEE National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2615-7
Electronic_ISBN :
7964-0977
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.2008.4806521
