Patents by Inventor Xiaohu Qi

Xiaohu Qi 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: 11356110
    Abstract: A voltage-to-time converter (VTC) for a time-domain analog-to-digital converter is disclosed, which provides a time-domain analog-to-digital converter (T-ADC) with low power consumption and high precision. By combining the advantages of current-starving technology, current mirror technology, and body biasing technology, compared with the traditional structure, the VTC and T-ADC achieve excellent performance, such as low power consumption, high linearity, wide input dynamic range, and strong anti-interference to PVT variations. Compared with the traditional voltage-to-time converter, the disclosed voltage-to-time converter has a wider input dynamic range and higher linearity. The input voltage is connected to transistors in the circuit as a body bias, resulting in a very small body current, and no apparent increase in power consumption. The design of a low-power voltage-to-time converter is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
    Inventors: Hua Fan, Xiaohu Qi, Qianqian Deng, Quanyuan Feng, Shaoqing Lu, Huaying Su, Guosong Wang