Data converter for cancelling offset voltage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12518808-B2
Application number	US-202318231935-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2023
Priority date	Dec 29, 2022
Publication date	Jan 6, 2026
Grant date	Jan 6, 2026

Abstract

A data converter including an autozeroing circuit including a plurality of gain circuits having a first amplification circuit and a first capacitor connected to the first amplification circuit, the first amplification circuit performing a switch feedthrough offset cancellation operation of storing an offset voltage of the autozeroing circuit in the capacitor through a switch, a comparator circuit including a first input terminal and a second input terminal, the comparator circuit comparing a first input terminal voltage level of the first input terminal with a second input terminal voltage level of the second input terminal, a first switch unit connected between the autozeroing circuit and the comparator circuit, the first switch disconnecting the autozeroing circuit from the comparator circuit during the switch feedthrough offset cancellation operation of the autozeroing circuit, and a second switch unit connected between a first input signal line and a second input signal line.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A memory device, comprising:
a plurality of signal pins; an on-die termination circuit providing an on-die termination resistance to each of the plurality of signal pins; and an impedance control calibration circuit configured to output a code signal for controlling impedance of each of the plurality of signal pins, the impedance control calibration circuit including a data converter configured to perform a coarse code search operation and a fine code search operation, the code signal being generated by the coarse code search operation and the fine code search operation, wherein the impedance control calibration circuit is configured to perform the coarse code search operation in parallel during an offset cancellation operation of storing an offset voltage of the data converter in a capacitor.

2 . The memory device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the data converter includes:
an autozeroing circuit including a plurality of gain circuits including a first amplification circuit and a first capacitor connected to the first amplification circuit, the autozeroing circuit performing a switch feedthrough offset cancellation operation of storing an offset voltage of the autozeroing circuit in the capacitor through a switch; a comparator circuit including a first input terminal and a second input terminal, the comparator circuit comparing a first input terminal voltage level of the first input terminal with a second input terminal voltage level of the second input terminal; a first switch unit connected between the autozeroing circuit and the comparator circuit, the first switch unit disconnecting the autozeroing circuit from the comparator circuit during the switch feedthrough offset cancellation operation of the autozeroing circuit; and a second switch unit connected between an impedance control signal pin and a reference voltage line and the comparator circuit, the second switch unit connecting the impedance control signal pin and the reference voltage line to the first input terminal of the comparator circuit and the first input terminal of the comparator circuit during the switch feedthrough offset cancellation operation of the autozeroing circuit.

3 . The memory device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein after completion of the switch feedthrough offset cancellation operation of the autozeroing circuit, the first amplification circuit of the autozeroing circuit is connected to the impedance control signal pin and the reference voltage line, the autozeroing circuit is connected to the comparator circuit through the first switch unit, and the impedance control signal pin and the reference voltage line are disconnected from the comparator circuit by the second switch unit.

4 . The memory device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
the autozeroing circuit has a structure in which the plurality of gain circuits are cascaded, and each of the plurality of gain circuits further includes: the first amplification circuit including first and second input terminals and first and second output terminals; the first capacitor and a second capacitor connected to the first and second output terminals of the first amplification circuit, respectively; a first switch connected to both ends of the first capacitor, the first switch being turned on in response to a purge signal; a second switch connected to both ends of the second capacitor, the second switch being turned on in response to the purge signal; a third switch connected between a common voltage and one end of the first capacitor, the third switch being turned on in response to a first clock signal; and a fourth switch connected between the common voltage and one end of the second capacitor, the fourth switch being turned on in response to the first clock signal.

5 . The memory device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
the autozeroing circuit has a structure in which the plurality of gain circuits are cascaded, each of the plurality of gain circuits includes: the first amplification circuit including first and second input terminals and first and second output terminals; the first capacitor and a second capacitor being connected to the first and second input terminals of the first amplification circuit, respectively; a third switch connected between a first input terminal and a first output terminal of the first amplification circuit, the third switch being turned on in response to a clock signal; and a fourth switch connected between a second input terminal and a second output terminal of the first amplification circuit, the fourth switch being turned on in response to the clock signal.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Youngwoo
• Kim Tongsung
• Kim Youngmin
• Park Seungjin
• Lee Seunghoon
• Lim Chaekang
• Cho Youngchul
• Choi Youngdon
• Choi Junghwan

Classifications

• H03M1/0607

  Offset or drift compensation (removal of offset already present on the analogue input signal H03M1/1295) · CPC title

• H03F2203/45044

  One or more switches are opened or closed to balance the dif amp to reduce the offset of the dif amp · CPC title

• H03F2200/375

  Circuitry to compensate the offset being present in an amplifier · CPC title

• H03F2203/45212

  the differential amplifier being designed to have a reduced offset · CPC title

• H03K5/24 Primary

  the characteristic being amplitude · CPC title