Patents by Inventor Arnaud Biallais

Arnaud Biallais has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9281831
    Abstract: Embodiments of a pipeline analog-to-digital converter is provided. In accordance with some embodiments, a pipeline analog-to-digital converter includes a stage, the stage including a residue amplifier that amplifies a residual voltage generated by the stage to obtain an amplified residual voltage; a backend digitizer that digitizes the amplified residual voltage to generate a digitized residual; and a digital correction circuit that corrects the digitized residual according to which zone the digitized residual is found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Herve Marie, Arnaud Biallais
  • Patent number: 9154147
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of background estimation in a time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC). More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for background estimation of offset and gain errors in a time-interleaved ADC based on sample count. The error estimation unit of the time-interleaved ADC system includes a counting unit, a subtractor and an integrator. The method for estimating an offset error in a time-interleaved ADC includes determining signs of the signals and outputting corresponding values by the counting unit. The values are further compared and integrated to estimate the offset error. The method for estimating a gain error in a time-interleaved ADC includes determining the absolute values of the signals and comparing the absolute values with a predetermined threshold value. The comparison results are further integrated to estimate the gain error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Arnaud Biallais, Fatima Ghanem
  • Publication number: 20150256189
    Abstract: Embodiments of a pipeline analog-to-digital converter is provided. In accordance with some embodiments, a pipeline analog-to-digital converter includes a stage, the stage including a residue amplifier that amplifies a residual voltage generated by the stage to obtain an amplified residual voltage; a backend digitizer that digitizes the amplified residual voltage to generate a digitized residual; and a digital correction circuit that corrects the digitized residual according to which zone the digitized residual is found.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Herve Marie, Arnaud Biallais
  • Publication number: 20140266823
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of background estimation in a time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC). More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for background estimation of offset and gain errors in a time-interleaved ADC based on sample count. The error estimation unit of the time-interleaved ADC system includes a counting unit, a subtractor and an integrator. The method for estimating an offset error in a time-interleaved ADC includes determining signs of the signals and outputting corresponding values by the counting unit. The values are further compared and integrated to estimate the offset error. The method for estimating a gain error in a time-interleaved ADC includes determining the absolute values of the signals and comparing the absolute values with a predetermined threshold value. The comparison results are further integrated to estimate the gain error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Arnaud Biallais, Fatima Ghanem