A/D converter and solid-state imaging apparatus with offset voltage correction
Granted 26 May 2015 · 2 office actions
Assignee: Canon Inc.
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Inventors: Kazuhiro Saito, Hiroki Hiyama, Kohichi Nakamura, Tetsuya Itano · Examiner: Francis M Legasse, Jr. · AU 2878 · TC 2800
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Provided is an A/D converter including an input terminal, a reference signal line for supplying a reference signal which changes temporally, a comparator, a correction capacitor connected to an inverting input terminal of the comparator; and an output circuit which outputs digital data corresponding to an analog signal input to the input terminal. In a first state in which a total voltage of a first analog signal and an offset voltage of the comparator is held in the correction capacitor, a second analog signal input to the input terminal is supplied to a non-inverting input terminal of the comparator, and the second analog signal or the total voltage is changed using the reference signal, thereby outputting, from the output circuit, digital data.
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| Type | Document | Date |
|---|---|---|
| related publication | US 20130068930 A1 | 21 Mar 2013 |
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