Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) are provided. The provided systems and methods utilize comparators in a circuit of a stage of the ADC to compare a reference signal to an input signal and output one or more maximum signals when the input signal exceeds the reference signal. A decoder in the stage of the ADC may output a reset signal to another circuit in the stage of the ADC when a predetermined number of the maximum signals are received. When the other circuit receives the reset signal, the ADC may enter a protection mode to protect the ADC by ensuring that the excessive input signal is not propagated to subsequent stages.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 18, 2014
Publication date:
August 20, 2015
Applicant:
INTEGRATED DEVICVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventors:
Stéphane BOUVIER, Sylvain Dumont, Luis Rolindez