Integrated electronic analog-to-digital converter

An integrated electronic analog-to-digital converter has been developed for the purpose of converting analog voltages to digital code with very small low-power equipment. The converter produces an 11-bit binary code with both serial and parallel outputs provided. The basic converter design is described in this paper. Although designed primarily for military airborne applications requiring small size, high reliability and low power consumption, the use of monolithic integrated circuits has resulted in a commercially cost-competitive hybrid computer building block.