(19)
(11) EP 3 138 202 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.03.2022 Bulletin 2022/09

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.04.2021 Bulletin 2021/14

(21) Application number: 14729141.3

(22) Date of filing: 29.04.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H03M 1/46(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H03M 1/468
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2014/035966
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/167478 (05.11.2015 Gazette 2015/44)

(54)

REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATOR FOR AN ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERSION

REFERENZSPANNUNGSGENERATOR FÜR EINEN ANALOG-DIGITAL-WANDLER SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR ANALOG-DIGITAL-UMWANDLUNG

GÉNÉRATEUR DE TENSION DE RÉFÉRENCE POUR UN CONVERTISSEUR ANALOGIQUE-NUMÉRIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR LA CONVERSION ANALOGIQUE-NUMÉRIQUE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(43) Date of publication of application:
08.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/10

(73) Proprietor: Synopsys, Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FIGUEIREDO, Pedro Miguel Ferreira de
    Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)
  • CARDOSO, Paulo António Ribeiro
    Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(74) Representative: Epping - Hermann - Fischer 
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München
80639 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A1- 2011 260 899
US-B1- 6 473 021
 US-A1- 2013 249 727
   
       
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